Positive thinking key to my recovery, says Nevin

John Joe Nevin believes positive thinking has fast-tracked his remarkable recovery and he’s now planning to improve to four wins from four by Christmas.

The London 2012 silver medalist was left with two broken legs after being viciously assaulted near his home in Mullingar in April. But the ex-AIBA World No 1 ranked bantam, who feared his career was over, plans to have three fights before Christmas in the USA.

“It’s been a hard slog mentally and physically. There was only one occasion I thought my career was over and that was the day of the operation, my first day in hospital.