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“LIFETIME OF REGRETS”

FROM the public’s perspective, the latest regarding your story was news of your provisional suspension from fighting by UK Anti-Doping. What’s the latest from yours?

I’ve been training. I’m out here in the States, working hard with John [Ryder]. In terms of the legal case at the minute, I know we’re dealing with UKAD. And clearing my name – that’s the only thing I’ve ever wanted to do from the start. Get it all sorted. But there’s a lot of politics involved; my priority is getting all this cleaned up.

Speculation had persisted that you would fight Chris Eubank Jnr. How disappointing was it when his rematch with Liam Smith was confirmed?

Not disappointing at all. Listen, everything for a reason. If it’s for me, it won’t pass me. There’s other fights out there to be made. There’s other big names – bigger names – that have been mentioned, so, really, I’m on the

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