I think that headband and that brylcreem and that gel on his hair will do him no good should we get it on.

I think everyone is pretty excited about me. I have a style that any fight fan would love. I am a real value-for-money fighter. People want to see me against the elite.

I was leaving the hotel to get to the fight when my phone went and someone said 'Hello Ricky, it's Tom'. I said 'Tom who?' and when he said 'Tom Jones' I told him to eff off! I thought it was a wind-up!

I had to come to the United States to prove myself. I fought for a long time in England and a lot of people thought I was a protected fighter.

As an amateur, I couldn't get many fights. No one would fight me when I was a schoolboy.

It's unbelievable really. For something that started off as a hobby, I ended up getting paid for doing it.

I'm a Mancunian born and bred and I feel I'm no different to the man in the crowd and it's nice to reward them. I want to become a great champion.