<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nAfter the Amanda Serrano fight, Heather Hardy received no help from the boxing commission. What’s more, she had no health insurance; her life was saved by NYU Langone. Doctors there examined her, performed an MRI, and then helped her file for disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the time, Hardy couldn’t work or even concentrate. She lost her peripheral vision and developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with panic attacks. She had to forget about continuing her professional boxing career. Instead, the athlete began her road to recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2024, she returned to Gleason’s Gym as a trainer. This became both a source of comfort and a way to earn a living. Hardy has become much more cautious in her work. She prioritizes the health of the women she trains and shares her story so that no one has to go through what she did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heather Hardy’s own recovery is slow, and she is unlikely to return to professional boxing. Doctors explained to her just how dangerous blows to the head are, and she has already taken more than enough. The boxer blames her coaches and promoters for this end to her career. In the fall of 2025, it was reported that Hardy is suing Everlast Worldwide, Frasers Group, Larry Goldberg’s promotional company Boxing Insider, and promoter Lou DiBella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the athlete, they always told her that women’s boxing “doesn’t sell,” yet they allegedly took the majority of the profits from her fights. Furthermore, she claims no one looked out for her health, which is why Hardy trained to the point of exhaustion and ignored her numerous injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite all this, Heather Hardy does not regret the path she chose. She encourages young women to believe in themselves, their dreams, and their desires, and to ignore the skeptics. Few people believed she would succeed, but Hardy confidently pursued her goal and became a champion\u2014albeit at a high price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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