How have you felt after all this time (two years) out of the ring?

Iโ€™m feeling good. Iโ€™m in a great place. Iโ€™ve had a brilliant camp from before Christmas so itโ€™s been a long good camp. Iโ€™m in great shape, Iโ€™m in a great place physically and mentally. Iโ€™m just looking forward to getting in there now.

Iโ€™m excited. I canโ€™t wait to get back in there, underneath the lights and do what I do best.

Why have you been out for so long?

Mainly injuries. I had this on going rib injury and couldnโ€™t seem to shake itโ€ฆ Now Iโ€™m raring to go and canโ€™t wait to get back in there. Iโ€™m ready to kickstart my career and get a move on.

It was doing my head in. To have to withdraw from fights, it was devastating for me.

Realistically I havenโ€™t got long left in my career, two maybe three years, so Iโ€™m going to hit it hard.

What do you remember of the hype around you when you first turned professional?

It was many moons ago but Iโ€™ve got fond memoriesโ€ฆ It didnโ€™t seem to go to plan. It didnโ€™t seem to happen. A couple of stop-starts throughout my career, problems in and out of the ring and it just didnโ€™t materialise where I wanted it to go.

The main thing in my career itโ€™s been way too long between fights. Now I just know Iโ€™m going to be kept busy. Iโ€™m going to be kept busy, kept active and thatโ€™s what I need especially this last stretch of my career, this last chapter.

Iโ€™ve no doubt youโ€™re going to see a hungry and improved fighter these coming months.

So do you feel you havenโ€™t achieved what you could have with your talent?

100%. Iโ€™ve underachieved majorly. Iโ€™ve no doubt I should have picked up British, Commonwealth, possibly European [titles]. Who knows, I probably should have been on the verge of a world title shot if things had gone my way. It didnโ€™t. Thereโ€™s no point crying over spilled milk. I canโ€™t turn back time, Iโ€™ve got to look to the future and the present and where I am now.

Iโ€™m looking forward to knuckling down now, this last stretch of my career, giving it everything Iโ€™ve got and hopefully have some big nights ahead.

Have you got targets for who youโ€™d like to fight?

I want the British title. As we speak Iโ€™m in no position to call anybody out. But Iโ€™ll fight anyone, given the opportunity. [But] Iโ€™m going to get myself in that position where theyโ€™ve got to fight me or vacate.

One way or the other Iโ€™m going to get my hands on that British title, this year, fingers crossed.

I havenโ€™t felt like this in yearsโ€ฆ Youโ€™re going to see me rejuvenated this year, 100%. String a good run of performances together and pick up some titles this year.