When and why you started boxing:
I was 13 years old when I first started boxing. Iโd always enjoyed watching the sport. My friends and I wanted to give it a go, thinking that itโd make us โhardโ! But they all bottled it and I ended up going to the gym on my own. The rest is history!
Favourite all-time fighter:
Itโs got to be my fellow Welshman, Joe Calzaghe.
Best fight youโve seen:
Thatโs a difficult one. Iโd say that my two favourite fights to watch are Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales I and Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo I.
Personal career highlight:
Representing my country on numerous occasions as an amateur โ Iโm a proud Welshman, as you can tell!
Toughest opponent:
Abass Baraou in the amateurs [l ud 3 โ April 2017]. I fought him a couple of months before he won gold at the European Championships. I learnt a lot from that fight.
Best and worst attributes as a boxer:
I consider my strength and power to be among my best attributes, although my record doesnโt highlight this. My defence is one of my weaker points.
Training tip:
Train as hard as possible and be dedicated and committed.
Favourite meal/restaurant:
Iโm partial to a kebab but I also like a Nandoโs!
Best friends in boxing:
Over the years Iโve gained so many friends through boxing โ too numerous to mention anyone in particular. They all know who they are.
Other sportsperson you would like to be:
Iโd be Duncan Ferguson as Iโm a huge Evertonian! He has all the passion and heโs known for being tough.
Last film/TV show you saw:
The last thing I watched was The Inbetweeners series. Itโs a hell of a show!
Who would play you in a film of your life:
As heโs from my hometown of Ruthin, itโd have to be the one and only Rhys Ifans.
Have you ever been starstruck:
I wasnโt necessarily starstruck, but it was an amazing experience when I sparred with Amir Khan.
Last time you cried:
I remember crying a few times when I lost in the amateurs.
Best advice received:
โTrain hard, fight easy.โ Itโs an old clichรฉ that you hear in every gym, but itโs so true.
Worst rumour about yourself:
Thereโs nothing I could mention thatโd be appropriate to put in print!
Something not many people know about you:
Something that not a lot of people know about me is that Welsh is my mother tongue.