A BOXER who vowed to hang up her gloves and leave the sport behind is stepping back into the ring to raise money in memory of her baby.

When Bronwyn Duff’s son Baby Sunshine died during her 16th week of pregnancy in March last year she told herself she would never box again.

She couldn’t face the thought of losing something else which meant so much to her, like a boxing match.

But the brave 23-year-old from Stratton has now built up enough courage to step back in the ring in London on March 18 in her son’s memory.

She also wants to raise hundreds of pounds for Swindon Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, who have given her and partner Luke Kelleher, 33, ongoing support.

Baby sunshine died after developing a life-threatening condition called cystic hygroma, which is also known as a lymphatic malformation. It only occurs it 1 in every 4,000 pregnancies and causes a fluid based tumour to form and fetal hydrops making a baby's organs swell.

Bronwyn, who started boxing five years ago, said: “I decided when Sunshine died I didn’t want to step foot in the ring and lose a fight because I love boxing and I was too scared to lose something else that mattered so much to me.

“But I woke up one day and something just told me to do it again, if not for me, for my son. So I thought I would do it in his memory and raise money for Swindon Sands.

“They have been amazing supporting me and my partner through this journey that no parents should ever have to take, so we want to give something back.”

Bronwyn trains at Fitzpatrick's Boxing Gym in between working at the Saltway Centre in Middleleaze, supporting children with disabilities.

She added: “The money I raise will help provide support to families who have suffered the loss of a baby, and provide memory boxes for parents to keep precious memories of their little angels.

“It not just about raising awareness of Sands, it is also about raising awareness about pregnancy loss. It is such a taboo subject and people don’t like to speak about it. But it is ok to talk about and people shouldn’t feel they can’t talk about the baby they have lost.

“My son lost his fight, and I’m devastated. But I have decided for as long as I live, I will fight for him, for his memory."

Donate at: justgiving.com/Baby-Sunshine