I'm in love with boxing. It fell into my lap and I have been in love with it ever since.

I look up to Bernard Hopkins as a fighter. I'm honored to be his co-main event and to be able to give a great performance.

I'm in love with boxing. It fell into my lap and I have been in love with it ever since.

It was my dream as a kid was to make history.

What I try to do is find a weakness in my opponent. A way that I can hit you. One good, clean shot. Try to time it. If I can get it and the shot is there, if I find that shot in the first round and they go down, they go down. I'm prepared for anything, not just to get first round knockouts. If they're there, I'm not gonna resist to take them.

I only want to fight real champions; I want to fight real opponents, so that I can climb the latter.

I'm confident that I can steal rounds by getting inside and throwing punches.