But my promoter Frank Warren knows what he is doing, and has been through this cycle many times with other fighters.

My trainer Jimmy Tibbs and my promoter Frank Warren told me that I had to be patient and get the jab going.

There's such a big buzz around boxing at the moment. Everything's happening and there's so much building up with a lot of young talent coming through.

But as an amateur, the highest level you can box at is the Olympics. I did that at 18 and felt it was time to move on to other challenges as a professional.

I had a good chance when I went to Beijing and the guy who beat me, I'd beaten him three weeks before and he went on to win silver.

Since I became part of the zeitgeist, I've been called a sellout many times.