The new improved Anthony Fowler

Anthony Fowler

Whatโ€™s your mood like ahead of the fight?

Iโ€™m excited. Iโ€™ve worked very, very hard for this fight. Iโ€™m in a good place mentally and physically. All I have to do now is just peform which I always do.

My first pro fight in the Echo arena, itโ€™s going to be amazing. I reckon the atmosphereโ€™s going to unbelievable. Iโ€™m going to listen to my coach. Iโ€™m going to keep my shape, work my jab, keep my cool.

Keep level headed and do what Iโ€™m told.

Youโ€™ve been known in your amateur days to wade into a tear up when you didnโ€™t need to.

Iโ€™ve learned my lesson. I was over training and I had three rounds to make an impression. Now the six round format suits my style a bit more. With these little gloves, when Iโ€™m hitting them, theyโ€™re feeling the shots. I just feel Iโ€™ve improved as a whole under Dave Coldwell.

I made a lot of mistakes in the amateurs, Iโ€™m trying my best to correct them.

I was doing a lot of things wrong that I thought was right. Iโ€™ve always worked extremely hard, now Iโ€™m training a lot cleverer. Iโ€™m doing a lot one on one with Dave. I want to show my improvement, that Iโ€™m a different fighter to what I was in the amateurs. Thatโ€™s important to me.

Danny [Wilson] has got me so much more explosive and powerful. Iโ€™m moving faster. Iโ€™m fighting at 11st now, whereas in the amateurs I was fighting 12st. Iโ€™m fighting at a lighter weight now.

In the amateurs you were having to fight bigger guys.

They were all six foot, six foot one, Iโ€™m only 5โ€™ 11โ€. They were naturally bigger men. They were coming down from 12ยฝst, Iโ€™m 11ยฝst. They were bigger than me. Now Iโ€™m fighting people my own size.

What do you think of Jay Byrne as the opponent in just your third fight?

People keep saying heโ€™s tough. Iโ€™ve travelled the world fighting tough, tough, elite fighters, the best in their country for years. I donโ€™t want a walk in the park.

I want people like Jay Byrne who come, they show a bit of ambition. Heโ€™s going to feel the strength behind my jab, the snap in my shots.

Heโ€™s boxed Felix Cash, heโ€™s boxed Josh Kellyโ€ฆ Iโ€™m known for hurting people. Heโ€™s probably taking confidence from Kelly and Cash didnโ€™t [hurt him]. I think Iโ€™m a lot more powerful than they are.

Would it be nice to put on a better display against him than Josh Kelly did?

Of course, obviously Josh is a friend but every fight I go into now I want to perform. I want people talking about me.

Iโ€™m taking this very, very seriously because this is professional boxing. Iโ€™ve trained six days a week, Iโ€™m doing everything Iโ€™m told. I want the reward on fight night.

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