60 second interview: Sam Horsfall

Sam Horsfall

When and why you started boxing:
I was 18 years old. Iโ€™d always wanted to do it but had never got around to it. I started at Frimley Boxing Club with [trainer] Matt Gorton and Iโ€™m still there now.

Favourite all-time fighter:
Floyd Mayweather because he was so smart in the ring. Andre Ward, too.

Best fight you’ve seen:
The Anthony Joshua-Wladimir Klitschko fight at Wembley Stadium is the best Iโ€™ve seen live.

Personal career highlight:
Turning professional is my biggest achievement so far.

Toughest opponent:
It was someone I fought on the unlicensed circuit, before I became a pro. I canโ€™t remember his name โ€“ we all just used to call him โ€œThe Russianโ€. It was a real good, tough fight. I took a count in the third but didnโ€™t go down. It was five rounds of war, ending in a draw.

Best and worst attributes as a boxer:
My main strength is that Iโ€™m very rangy. I donโ€™t have any weaknesses โ€“ Iโ€™m a confident all-round fighter.

Training tip:
Never give up and keep pushing through.

Favourite meal/restaurant:
Iโ€™ll eat anything, although I do like a good steak. The Exchequer pub in Crookham Village is a good place to eat.

Best friends in boxing:
My main training partner, Aaron Collins, and my trainer, Matt Gorton.

Other sportsman you would like to be:
Floyd Mayweather because of his money and the life that he lives.

Last film/TV show you saw:
It was a horror movie called The Open House.

Who would play you in a film of your life:
Iโ€™d go for Hugh Jackman to play me.

Have you ever been starstruck:
I felt starstruck by Anthony Joshua.

Last time you cried:
God knows! I really canโ€™t remember. That makes me sound like Iโ€™m a bit heartless doesnโ€™t it?!

Best advice received:
If you canโ€™t afford it, then donโ€™t buy it.

Worst rumour about yourself:
Nothing really. Rumours are said behind your back for a reason โ€“ so you donโ€™t hear them!

Something not many people know about you:
Iโ€™m a very tidy person โ€“ a real perfectionist. I like everything to be just perfect.

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