Since I was 9 years old, I've been training to be a champion.

Dominic Ingle has seen me probably from 9 years old coming through. He was watching from the outside.

I'm a born and bred Sheffield man and I just want the city to do well with sport.

Boxers put themselves on the line, they put their lives at risk, so it's up to the boxers to make sure they are healthy and sharp because we are giving the public what they want to see.

Who knows how long I have got left. I could be like Bernard Hopkins.

If I lose to DeLuca I will announce my retirement in the ring after.

I got a bit down, depressed and fat, but I needed to be out of the game to realise I need boxing.

I have had some dark times, it was a frustrating 2019. I was pushing for the Terence Crawford fight but, through no fault of my own, I did not get any of the big fights I wanted.

Liam Smith hasn't got a belt, but I can get excited about that fight. If they pay me seven figures for the fight, I'll take that fight.

I'm interested in any light-middleweight. If they've got a belt, even if they think they're the hardest in the division, I can beat all of them.

I know I've cut corners in every single fight I've had because I've used my ability to get through.

You can't work me hard enough in the gym, I just want more.

I believe in God, Almighty. I'm a Christian.

I know I've been out for a while and but I'm not going to talk about ring rust or use it as an excuse. That's nothing to me. Sugar Ray Leonard was out of the ring for years and he beat Hagler.

Once I've got my legs under me and I'm fit and healthy, I'm a hard, hard man to beat.

Listen, people that know me, know I've got a lion heart.

I'm after people that want to fight, who are the real people. The real fighting men, that's what I want to deal with.

I will fight anyone, what the fans want, where the money is.

I'm gutted, devastated that in front of my own fans I've lost my belt.

You need to be a complete fighter - the heart, the chin, the toughness. You've got to have it all.

I'm a young lion and I believe I can be one of the greats.

My opponent DeLuca is a strong, gutsy fighter who is always ready for war.

I have a huge house surrounded by luxury but I've earned it.

I'm the nicest kid. I'm not a big head.