United Kingdom, Feb. 28 -- Selma Blair has taken up boxing following her battle with MS.

The 52-year-old actress was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis - a condition that can affect the brain and spinal cord - in 2018 before going through a risky two-month hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in order to try and jumpstart her immune system - and is now "surprising herself" after taking to the ring with renowned boxer Freddie Roach.

She told UsWeekly: "Obviously, I couldn't be more novice, but I take it really seriously and I really want to be a good fighter.

"I love surprising people and surprising myself.

"There's something about Freddie Roach, knowing that he is such a fighter and has done really well with himself, neurolog...