British boxer Tyson Fury has revealed that suffering from depression meant he “wanted to die so bad”.

The 30-year-old, who faces Deontay Wilder for the American’s World Boxing Council heavyweight title in Los Angeles on December 1, also had problems with drug addiction and alcoholism.

Fury told video podcast The Joe Rogan Experience: “I would start thinking these crazy thoughts.

“I bought a brand new Ferrari convertible in the summer of 2016. I was in it on the highway and at the bottom, I got the car up to 190mph and heading towards a bridge.