Age started boxing: Nine
First boxing memory: Hearing the thump of the bigger kids hitting the bags in Newbridge boxing club. Pretty scary to be honest.
Inspiration: My dad and kids ( sons Joe and Connor ).
Motivation: Fear of losing. Love of winning.
Fav all time fighter: A toss up between Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler. My loyalties were split when they fought. I’d say Hagler, he was a southpaw like me. I liked his aggression and determination in breaking people down.
Best fight seen: Hagler v Hearns, awesome.
Pre fight meal: I eat light. High carbs, a little pasta, and jaffa cakes !
What do you do to relax: Spend time with my kids doing regular things.
Pre fight superstitions: I never do my laces up all the way. Something i’ve done since the amateurs, i don’t know why.
What training do you do between fights: Go for a few jogs, maybe play a little footie with the boys.
Typical breakfast: I hardly ever eat breakfast. If i’m in training weetabix or porridge and maybe toast.
Toughest thing about being a boxer: The dedication , and losing the weight.
Last book read: My own , it was excellent !
Fav film: The godfather 1 or 2 and goodfellas.
What car do you drive: An Audi Rs4 and a Range Rover sport.
Where do you train: The Calzaghe gym in cwmcarn wales.
Training routine: I train twice daily. I start with a 5 or 6 mile hill run. Then gym work. 12 to 15 rounds of speedball, pads , bags and sparring, all fast and intense. Then my exercises, i haven’t skipped for years.
Toughest man faced: Probably Chris Eubank. Mikkel Kessler would have beaten Eubank, but that was the first time i did 12 rounds and i was knackered after 4. I was running on empty for the last 5.
What supplements do you take: Multi-vitamins, but i forget to take them most of the time.
If you weren’t a boxer what would you be: I never liked working 9 to 5 before i turned pro, so probably a musician , a drummer or a chef.
Last place you went on holiday: Dubai.
Fav football team: Juventus and italy.
Best boxer in the world today: Apart from myself (floyd) Mayweather.