Amy Andrew: ‘Winning the England Boxing Elite championship, that was beyond my wildest dreams’

Amy Andrew

When and why you started boxing:
I started for fitness. I signed up for a white collar fight on a whim. Iโ€™d signed up because Iโ€™d tried to do marathons and not trained so I thought if I was going to get punched in the face Iโ€™d probably end up training, which I did. I was 29.

Favourite all-time fighter:
I love Claressa Shields. Sheโ€™s incredible, I really like her body shots as well. And she doesnโ€™t give a s**t. She just does her thing and people hate her, people like her, people respect her. The men get away with it so why canโ€™t she?

Best fight youโ€™ve seen:
Thereโ€™s so many, I canโ€™t choose.ย 

Personalย careerย highlight:
Winning the England Boxing Elite championship, that was beyond my wildest dreams. Iโ€™ve never had a happier day in boxing. It was the best thing ever. I never thought that would happen for me. Iโ€™m still the national champ at the moment because there havenโ€™t been any Elites.

Toughest opponent:
Probably Skye Nicolson. Her style really frustrated me.

Best and worst attributes as a boxer:
My worst attribute is Iโ€™m really, really negative on myself. So it makes it difficult sometimes because I think Iโ€™m losing when Iโ€™m actually wining. My best attribute is probably Iโ€™m so hard on myself because I always try harder and Iโ€™m always training to train harder.

Training tip:
Consistency is key. Just get in the gym every day and donโ€™t give up.

Favourite meal/restaurant:
I love any restaurant in Edgeware road. I love Lebanese food.ย Hummus is my downfall.

Best friends in boxing:
Numan [Hussain, her husband], Masood Abdullah, Natty Ngwenya, but Iโ€™ve got so many friends in boxing. I just think itโ€™s an amazing community and particularly the girls Iโ€™ve met.

Other sportsperson you would like to be:
I would like to be a snowboarder.

Last film/TV show you saw:
Start Upย on Netflix.

Who would play you in a film of your life:
I donโ€™t know, someone who didnโ€™t mind getting punched in the face.

Haveย youย everย beenย starstruck:
Yes, absolutely, Judi Dench. Iโ€™m an absolute fangirl. I used to be a journalist so I once interviewed her. It was the worst interview anyone has ever written. I was so starstruck.

Lastย timeย youย cried:
All the time. Probably yesterday.ย And when my fight fell through I cried.

Best advice received:
Donโ€™t listen to other people.

Worst rumour about yourself:
Probably loads but I donโ€™t really know them though.

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