EDDIE HEARN has revealed UFC boss Dana White was the inspiration behind his body transformation.
The boxing promoter, 43, who guides the careers of fighters such as Anthony Joshua and Katie Taylor, has trimmed down his physique over the past 18 months.
He has lost 37 pounds across that period of time, dropping from 19st 11lbs to 17st 2lbs.
And he has now spoken about how White, 53, gave him the motivation to improve his own physical wellbeing.
The UFC chief went on a three-year body transformation after being told he had ten years to live.
And speaking about how that galvanised him to get in shape, Hearn told Men’s Health: “Look at Dana White. I spoke to him two days ago. He’s been working with a guy called Gary Brecka, who has a company that tells you how long you have left to live.
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“Before he started working with him, he apparently had a life expectancy of 10.4 years. Now, they’ve completely changed around his insulin, his glucose, his cholesterol, everything.
“I look at Dana now and physically as well as from a business point of view, he’s a bit of an inspiration for me.
“His physique is my dream physique. I texted him about the pictures that he put out and I went ‘Mate, give me the plan.’
“He said, he used to wake up coughing in the night and couldn’t tie his shoelaces in the morning.
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“It wasn’t quite as bad as that for me, but when I used to put my trousers on in the morning, I’d feel s**t.”
Hearn’s “sluggish” feeling was one of the reasons he decided to get in shape.
He also insists the Conor Benn doping saga was another motivating factor behind his fitness frenzy as he attempted to deal with the intensity of the situation.
He went on to add: “I knew I needed to make a change, but there’s this perception that men in their 40s who get fit and start to dress a bit younger or cooler, are having a midlife crisis.
“The reality is, it’s not that at all, it’s just you’re realising you need to make a change because life’s passing you by. I’m not 28 anymore. I’m coming up to my 50s.
“I want to live a great life, and the only way I’m going to do that, with all the pressure and the hate is to keep myself in shape.
“Because when you’re in better shape and mentally in a better place, all the other stuff is a lot easier to deal with.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
