How you feeling ahead of the fight?
Iโm looking forward to it. All ready now, trainingโs done, bring on Saturday.
How was it dealing with the delay, from the back injury?
It was very frustrating. We were in tip top shape but it was the move to make. We werenโt 100%. A big fight like this you need to be 100%. So we spent time with a chiropractor and getting massages, itโs been a big help.
Weโre back now, 100%. Training campโs gone good, sparringโs been brilliant and not much more to be done now. Iโve just got to do it on Saturday.
That must have been a difficult decision, given youโve had so many frustrations in your career?
Itโs been a long, old road. Again I sat down with Mick [Hennessy, his promoter]. I wanted to fight before Christmas, Yigit wanted to fight before Christmas as well and it was taken from us with an injury and it was so frustrating. I was in tears to be honest, the first night, once it was announced. I couldnโt believe it. Iโve been out the ratings now because I havenโt boxed for a year. I thought is this the end of me. Mick said no, youโll be fine and the dayโs here now. Saturday night Iโve got to go and win it for me and for him and move on from there.
What do you think of Yigit?
Heโs very intelligent, an Olympian, heโs busy. Heโs never done the 12 rounds in a fight situation. Heโs obviously done it in the gym training, sparring probably. Fight situationโs a little bit different. Iโve had probably 10 12-rounders, Iโve lost count Iโve had so many now and Iโve got the experience over him. Iโve got to use that Saturday night. When it gets hard, Iโve been there before and just take each round as it comes. If heโs going to change, Iโll adapt to that and thatโs all we can do.
What do you think could come after this fight?
Winning, it could get me world title shot or it could get me some sort of eliminator. If not, pick a sensible defence and surely itโs got to come after that, itโs got to. I havenโt got long left, so we need to be hurrying up a little bit.