People always ask me how I got into boxing and when I think back, it seems like one day I went to the boxing gym and never left.
When I was a kid, I loved football and played at a high level but when I flipped both ankles I couldn’t play anymore. The first time I put on a pair of gloves was when I was 20 years old and I will be 28 next month.
When I first started, I was there training every day and competing all the time. That gym is a white-collar gym because where I’m from Suffolk doesn’t have a big ABA scene. At the time, I was working for a company in London with recruiting, making a lot of money, traveling a lot and just boxing on the sidelines to prepare for the competition.
I worked all week, partyed on weekends with friends, hung out and got drunk, vacationed in Ibiza. I was a young man just living that party lifestyle but over a period of six months I decided not to do it anymore. It’s all about boxing.
It’s growing and I love it more and more. I had a total of four white-collar fights and I remember after the first fight, when I beat that old man in the first round, I was standing there with my hands up, all my friends and family there. there, and I had this quiet moment to myself thinking, ‘OK, here it is, I’ve found my thing, this is me.’
It seems like things are moving fast for me but I had some problems with my management at the beginning of my career. Then I remember calling Dillian Whyte one evening just to ask for advice on who to sign. Out of nowhere, he said ‘wait’ and hung up the phone with me. Five minutes later he called me back and said ‘damn, come and sign me’. I had a meeting with him immediately and signed the contract – the rest is history.
At that time he was busy with his career but he still made time for me, giving me attention and care. He needs a lot of things but fortunately I have done well with the opportunities he has given me so far. Now I have the next person to take care of.
And here’s the serious business now: I, Nathan Gorman, British title. I’ve been hunting for that belt for a while, I won England a while ago but there was a stalemate at the top level leading to other levels, which meant that the title of He was bound. a little. But this is a big fight for me and Nathan is a very good person to put on your resume.
I fought him quite a few times and I was in his camp when he fought for the British title against Daniel Dubois. I’ve been with him for a month so I’m relatively familiar with him. That was a couple of years ago so we’ve both grown massively as boxers since then.
But honestly, right now I feel like everything I do in the sport is rewarding. I come from starting boxing late, having only four white-collar fights. It always feels like I’m grateful for everything I’ve done so far but at the same time I’m always pushing, always wanting the bigger battles. I wanted to title my own shows, packing O2 and Wembley Arena.
I spent a lot of time around Dillian and it taught me how to manage my own camps; How to plan, how to train properly, how to sparring, how to adjust, that sort of thing. I’ve been fortunate enough to have stood shoulder to shoulder with him in these battles so I got to see it all up close. I can see it as a fly on the wall and apply it to my camp. It’s a special experience that not many people get.
Now it’s up to me to make sure I can translate that into my performance. I have no doubt that’s exactly what I’m going to do on Saturday.
