Ella Griffith, whose grandparents both had Alzheimer's, took up boxing eight weeks before the fight.
A student whose grandparents suffered from Alzheimer's has raised money for charity by fighting in a boxing match at Bristol's O2 Academy.The University of Bristol student, 20, lost the bout on Monday night but managed to raise £500 for the Alzheimer's Society.
"I'm not a very aggressive person, so it was hard to channel that when it was so against my nature," she said.
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