RingTV’s Cynthia Conte interviewed former WBO featherweight titleholder Heather “The Heat” Hardy (22-1, 4 KOs), who takes on Jessica Camara in the main event of DiBella Entertainment’s “Broadway Boxing Presents: Ladies Fight” tonight. Hardy talked about why she contemplated retirement, fighting Amanda Serrano, testing positive for a banned substance, mental health issues, and how the sport of boxing has evolved for women.

“Broadway Boxing Presents: Ladies Fight,” debuts tonight, May 14, from the Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and streamed live on UFC Fight Pass.

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