71-year-old Combat FC co-founder John Lim is fighting fit for his age

Unlike most septuagenarians who want to take it easy, Lim is raring for more action. Photo: The Star/S.S. Kanesan

Imagine a young boy growing up with a girl’s name. The merciless taunting would have traumatised any child.

That’s what happened to Yeo Kim Hock, who was born to a rich Peranakan family in Melaka, but had to be given up for adoption after a medium told his biological parents their youngest child wouldn’t survive long if he “continued to be a boy”.