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    THE NEXT CHAPTER

    Jul 23, 2020 6 minutes

    YOU retired in February with a 36-5 (14) record after your loss to David Oliver Joyce. Were you confident going into that fight or were there any signs during camp that you were nearing the end?

    I’ve had a recurring problem with my knee. It first happened just before my previous fight [in October last year]. I popped my knee during training, then I did the same thing later on in camp, about two weeks before the fight. I gave it a rest for a week and then just got on with it and had the fight.

    During training for the Joyce fight I kept taping my knee up for support. My punching and fitness wasn’t an issue, but I couldn’t get the sparring in that I needed because I had to avoid fast movements with my knee. Looking back, when it first popped last year I didn’t give it enough rest. Now it just seems to pop on a daily basis. When you’ve got a problem like that, there’s nothing you

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