Daniel Dubois

By the time 2020 comes around I expect to be world heavyweight champion.

I've got world championship potential; I'm out there to be the best fighter I can be.

Not a lot of guys wanted to get in the ring with me.

I just want to be a prizefighter.

I did javelin, swimming, long distance running. But the reason I did these other sports was because of boxing. I didn't want to get sidetracked.

But I always had in built strength. I used to do like push ups for three hours. It's building up that core fitness and stamina.

To go in the record books as British champion is something else and a step towards being top of the division.

I can match any of the fastest heavyweights out there and I am ready for a fight.

Life as a pro is definitely an individual sport. Thankfully that's how I've always been so I like it that way.

It's only my first year in the pros but I feel like I've been here a while now, I feel like a veteran already.

There are no friends in boxing, I've said that from day one.

I've got to take measured steps and avoid the pitfalls. Life in general has pitfalls, but being a boxer there's even more.

I got time, I'm only 21, I've got room to learn and grow as a fighter.

It's pretty much the same routine every day. Come in Monday, bags and running. I like to get a run up in the morning with my brother and my sister and when I come in I'll do another one.

On a week night I'll be with the family. I've got a six-year-old brother, Solomon, he's gonna be a boxer for sure, a world champion in the making. We talk boxing and just bounce off each other's energy.

Breakfast is just a bit of porridge, nothing that will upset the stomach.

I won't train on the day of the fight but I'll stretch, stay loose, and then I'll meditate.

I definitely like the green belt. That's the best belt in my opinion.

Honestly, I've not looked too deeply into my opponent, he's just another fighter. From my side, I've just got to win and win in style.

I want to be 100 per cent ready when they call on me and throw me in with the top dogs of the division.

I wanted to defend my British Title but no one would step up to fight me.

I feel like, as boxers, we're not like normal people. After a while doing this, you get that buzz. It can be wild and out of control. I have to try to control myself. That's what boxing is about - control.

Boxing is my calling and so I have no fear of getting hurt.

All these other heavyweights are great challenges for me. But they have had their time - and I need to be 100 per cent ready for these fighters - but I don't fear any of them.

I try and put in a weights section one day a week. I'd go to a different gym and work with a different coach: squatting, bench press, dead lifts. Just basic work. Pull-ups. Ground work. A lot of sit-ups and a lot of push-ups.