A selfless Kilmarnock woman is stepping into the ring in honour of her pal who told her to "never give up".Lisa Dunnachie is getting set for her first ever boxing fight with Evolution Promotions at their Contender 9 event.She will battle with Beth Paterson from Newcastle, and in turn she's raising money for Ayrshire Hospice who gave her friend Maureen Gardner end of life care.And Lisa admits it's the toughest thing mentally and physically she's ever done as she gets set for the bout with her PT David Frew who's based at Evolution Gym in Townholm.She told the Kilmarnock Standard: “I am building up to the fight at the Park Hotel through the Evolution Gym.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.“But I am actually doing it for my friend who we lost six months ago due to cancer.“She is the one who’s inspired me to get in the ring and fight, one of the last things she said to me was ‘don’t give up on your fight’ so I am not going to give up on it.“It’s great motivation, whatever happens on the night happens, but I am doing it for Mo.“It’s all for her, Fight For Mo is what I’m saying.“Any money raised will go to Ayrshire Hospice who looked after Mo in the last days of her life so that’s an important cause for me."She added: “It’s the toughest thing I’ve ever done physically, 100 per cent.“Mentally it’s the toughest thing I’ve done too, you need to be in the right mental
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