René Jacquot, the former icon of boxing rings at the service of the most fragile

On the rings, he had only one idea in mind: to crush his opponents to send them to the mat as quickly as possible. Far from the gloves and punching bags neglected since 1990, René Jacquot, WBC super-welterweight world champion in 1989, now flourishes by helping others to rebuild themselves. Battered by life after a car accident, patients battling a degenerative muscle disease such as Charcot’s disease or multiple sclerosis, pass through the hands of the “Artisan du Ring”, as he has sometimes been nicknamed, who dedicates his life to others as a trainer of carers.

«It’s hard to find a more rewarding activity when helping someone get back to life after a stroke“, says the native of Lorraine, driven by a certain form of philanthropy towards the most fragile. When he was younger, he had graduated to take care of handicapped children. “I went back to what I loved because it’s a social connection…