I thought, I can't wait to get on the podium squad. I was in my hotel and they were in the Premier Inn living the high life!

Oliver [McCall] has meant so much to my career and showed that in the heavyweight division, anything is possible.

This is the step up people have wanted. [Wladimir] Klitschko wants his belts back, may the best man win.

I used to stay at my hotel... I remember looking out of the window once and I saw (GB boxers) Tom Stalker and Kal Yafai skipping out of the Premier Inn and they jumped into a Range Rover to go to training.

People pay to see blood, they pay to see war and that's why people are supporting my journey because I deliver every time I step in the ring.

Before the bell you fellow your family's name. Carrying the belt doesn't change me as a person. But I want to represent myself well. Some people want to show off their belt - but I'm not into that nonsense. I am who I am with or without the belt.

I thought, I can't wait to get on the podium squad. I was in my hotel and they were in the Premier Inn living the high life!