Hillyard seeks Prizefighter crown for his son
News Friday, 26 February 2010 12:23George Hillyard is trying to win the Prizefighter Light-Middleweights (Friday, 26 February) so he can continuing paying for treatment for his partially blind son.
Hillyard is highly motivated to do well in Prizefighter with £32,000 on offer if he can win each of his three, three-round bouts in the eight-man competition on one night.
"My little boy Oscar was born blind and it has been difficult for me and my partner Karly to cope with it all because he needs a lot of treatment."
"He was born with cataracts on the eye and is still partially blind. We have to go to Great Ormond Street Hospital with him a lot and it's costing us £600 a month in travel from Essex."
