Tyson Fury has claimed he saved the life of a stranger intent on killing himself.
The former heavyweight world champion has long struggled with his own mental health problems and came close to driving his Ferrari off the road during his darkest depression.
He went on to turn his life around and return to the ring and almost became champion last year when he drew with Deontay Wilder .
Fury has since positioned himself as a figurehead for those struggling and he took to social media to say: "Tonight I've had a strange experience," he said. "I'm very humbled in one way but very freaked out in another.
"A random stranger came to my house tonight and told me he was about to commit suicide but that he needed to speak to me first before he did it.
"So obviously me being me talked me out of it and took him on a three mile run. He left as happy as Larry and it seems to have worked.
"To all those people out there suffering from mental health problems, please do not take your own life.
"It will get better, I promise you. There is help around the corner, please seek medical advice immediately and you will return to what you once were.
"It ain't over, it wasn't over then and it ain't over now. Come on people don't give up; keep fighting and never say die.
'Like I got up in round 12 against Wilder, keep getting up no matter how many times it puts you down, keep going forward because we never surrender."
Fury is due to return to the ring on February 22 when he will face Wilder for a second time.
