When and why you started
boxing:
I went to watch my mate, Chris
Higgs, box Luke Campbell in the
Junior ABA final up in Huddersfield
in 2005. I loved the atmosphere, so
I decided to give it a go.
Favourite all-time fighter:
Ricky Hatton. He’s a good bloke
and I loved the way he fought on
the inside.
Best fight you’ve seen:
The bloody six-rounder between
Rachel Ball and Eftychia Kathopouli.
They went hell for leather and both
got knocked down.
Personal career highlight:
Getting to 100 fights as a pro [with
a four-round points victory over
Scott Hillman in February].
Toughest opponent:
Zach Parker [l rsf 4 – July 2015] and
Lerrone Richards [l rsf 3 – July 2017]
were both technically brilliant.
Best and worst attributes as a
boxer:
I’m quite sound defensively,
otherwise I wouldn’t be able to do
what I do. I can also whack a fair
bit, contrary to what my record
suggests! Weakness? What’s that?!
Training tip:
I’m probably the worst person you
can ask for training advice! But I’d
say HIIT [high-intensity interval
training] sessions are good.
Favourite meal/restaurant:
Food is life for me! There’s a place
in Bristol called Spitfire Barbecue.
It’s a BBQ shack and it’s banging!
Best friends in boxing:
It goes without saying – my
manager and trainer, Richard
Farnan. I also keep in touch with
my former opponent, Adam Harper
[l pts 8 – November 2015].
Other sportsman you would
like to be:
David Beckham because girls love
him, his right foot was magical
and his suits are awesome! Also,
Conor McGregor, as I do a good
impression of him!
Last film/TV show you saw:
I tend to watch programmes like
Only Fools and Horses, The Office
and Gavin & Stacey.
Who would play you in a film of
your life:
Tom Hardy because I look like him
in the film, Bronson!
Have you ever been starstruck:
When I was warming up at York
Hall once, Michael Buffer walked
in with Colin Farrell. I had no idea
who Colin Farrell was, but I was
weirdly starstruck by Buffer!
Last time you cried:
No comment!
Worst rumour about yourself:
Back when I was in the army, I
returned to camp from an exercise
one day and was immediately
bombarded with questions on what
military prison was like! People
thought I’d been slammed up,
when I was merely away on
an exercise!LEWIS VAN POETSCH
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