When and why you started boxing:
I was 13 years old when I first started boxing. Iโ€™d always enjoyed watching the sport. My friends and I wanted to give it a go, thinking that itโ€™d make us โ€˜hardโ€™! But they all bottled it and I ended up going to the gym on my own. The rest is history!

Favourite all-time fighter:
Itโ€™s got to be my fellow Welshman, Joe Calzaghe.

Best fight youโ€™ve seen:
Thatโ€™s a difficult one. Iโ€™d 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€“ Iโ€™m 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 doesnโ€™t 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:
Iโ€™m partial to a kebab but I also like a Nandoโ€™s!

Best friends in boxing:
Over the years Iโ€™ve 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:
Iโ€™d be Duncan Ferguson as Iโ€™m a huge Evertonian! He has all the passion and heโ€™s known for being tough.

Last film/TV show you saw:
The last thing I watched was The Inbetweeners series. Itโ€™s a hell of a show!

Who would play you in a film of your life:
As heโ€™s from my hometown of Ruthin, itโ€™d have to be the one and only Rhys Ifans.

Have you ever been starstruck:
I wasnโ€™t 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:
โ€˜Train hard, fight easy.โ€™ Itโ€™s an old clichรฉ that you hear in every gym, but itโ€™s so true.

Worst rumour about yourself:
Thereโ€™s nothing I could mention thatโ€™d 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.