BOXER Kim Clavel has hung up her gloves temporarily to join the fight against coronavirus.
The 29-year-old is working as a nurse in her native Canada as the global pandemic continues.
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Kim Clavel has hung up the boxing gloves for a bit to help fight coronavirus on the frontline
The Canadian is the North American Boxing Federation flyweight champ
The Montreal-born fighter says she is “not scared” having joined the frontline and decided to do so to “make a difference”.
Speaking to the Montreal Gazette Clavel, who is undefeated in 11 pro bouts and is the North American Boxing Federation flyweight champ, said: “It’s really hard psychologically. Those old people feel alone. They’re sad.
“Some of them don’t understand the (COVID-19) situation, so they don’t want to stay in their rooms. It’s really hard.
“We have to play nurse and psychologist at the same time.
“I’m not scared. I know we have a risk. I know it, but I’m not scared of it. I want to help people so much that I forget about myself.
“I follow the rules and protect myself because I want to protect them, but I’m not scared of it.”
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Clavel admits she has to sit in her car and listen to music to relax after a shift such is the mental strain of her new job.
But it is a choice she is adamant was the right one.
She added: “I had the choice. I could have stayed home, doing nothing, and waiting for the government money.
“No. I had the permission to help and I need to help, so I did it. I feel I can make a difference.”
Many of Clavel’s patients are “scared and feel alone” with the boxer left wondering “which is the biggest killer – COVID-19 or the feeling of being alone.”
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She describes the situation as being “really really sad” as Canada, like the rest of the world, struggles to contain the pandemic.
There have been 26,163 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Canada, with 823 deaths.
SunSport previously reported how former UFC star Phillipe Nover has joined the front line in the battle against coronavirus in New York.
Kim Clavel admits the loneliness of people asked to self-isolate is ‘reall, really sad’
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