I took a well-deserved break over Christmas after a long and strenuous training camp, pushed to my limits by former undisputed World champion Lloyd Honeyghan. I worked so hard, felt the fittest I had ever been, bashed up everyone in sparring, and felt like a new fighter inspired by ‘The Ragamuffin Man’ who conquered the World in the 1980s. I went into the fight against unbeaten prospect Ted Cheeseman on November 26 exuding confidence and I got off to a flying start, roughing him up on the inside and clearly won the first round. Then, in the second round, I got caught with a big right hand but I wasn’t hurt badly. I have been hurt worse than that before in a boxing ring and carried on just fine. However, the referee jumped in way too quick and it was all over before it barely got started. I am deeply gutted at the outcome and if I had thought that I had deserved to lose, then I honestly would have walked away from this sport and said that I just wasn’t good enough. However, I know that the result was not a true reflection of the contest and the feedback that [...]