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Former boxing champion, 73, undergoes open heart surgery... then nips to the pub
17.03.2022 - 10:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A grandfather and former boxing champion from Stockport has battled pneumonia, open heart surgery and a broken leg in the last six months. And every time he left the hospital, he made sure his first stop was a trip to his local pub.
Gareth Hopcyn, 73, has been visiting the Grey Horse pub in Reddish for over 50 years - which he describes as his local community. Originally from Wales, the former featherweight boxing champion moved to Manchester at the age of 21.
Gareth, who lives in Heaton Moor, had to undergo open heart surgery last September to correct a leaking valve. As soon as he was discharged, the dad of two made his way back to the pub for his daily tipple of two pints of bitter.
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The former environmental health officer said he had to be driven to the pub by his wife, Stella, 66, because he was in recovery. But he added it would take more than that to keep him away from his pint.
“It might sound strange rushing to the pub for a pint of bitter immediately after coming out of hospital,” Gareth explained. “But to me there was no decision to make.”
Having recovered from his surgery, Gareth was dealt another blow when he contracted pneumonia and ended up spending a further week in hospital. As soon as he was discharged, he made a welcome return to the Grey Horse.
But not long after, Gareth, a graduate of Salford University, found himself in hospital once again. While walking his rescue dog, Tilly, in Didsbury, he fell over and ended up breaking his leg.
“I had Tilly on a long training lead while we were walking and realised that it was loosely caught around my leg,” Gareth recalled. “However just as I was unravelling myself, Tilly
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