A Manchester mother-of-two is competing in a white collar boxing tournament this weekend to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
Jilly Berens, 37, is a north-west community fundraiser for Chai Cancer Care. Her father, Alex Silvera, died in 2003, aged 53, within weeks of a stomach cancer diagnosis.
“He was a massive character,” she told the JC. “He had an amazing heart, a great sense of humour and will never be forgotten by the people that were close to him.”
She said she was feeling confident, if “a little bit nervous”, ahead of her bout against Merili Jogi, who is raising money for breast cancer research, at Bowlers Exhibition Centre on Saturday night.
