Yahoo Sports · Mar 21, 2025
Boxing legend Frank Bruno falls ‘seriously ill’ mid-flight
Frank Bruno is one of Britain’s most popular boxers, winning the WBC heavyweight title in 1995Frank Bruno was rushed to hospital after falling ill during a long-haul flight.
The 63-year-old former world heavyweight champion, one of Britain’s best-loved sports stars, spent nearly a fortnight in a hospital in Doha after becoming unwell while travelling to Thailand on March 3.
It followed a post on X from Bruno on that date showing a photograph of him smiling while sitting on a plane alongside the words: “Morning so the Frank Bruno World tour continues up early for a plane I don’t sleep well on planes but trying to catch up on some zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz’s.”