When you're a man you try and be macho.

My trainer, George Francis, used to train a lot of African boxers. They're hungry guys, man. They've got no trainers, got nothing. They're so hungry to do boxing, to make some money.

I usually have a title in mind before I start.

When I came into boxing, I brought it to the next level with adverts and doing pantomime and people just got jealous of me doing that.

People take the mickey out of mental health, but it is very delicate.

I chose faces and figures as my subject matter simply due to the fact that the human form is already beautiful art.

Boxing is a buzz, but I went into it to make a living. I wasn't going to go into the ring and get punched in the head for the fun of it.