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Hi my names nick Blackwell I'm 23 and I'm a professional middleweight boxer. I started off fighting as an unlicensed fighter from the age of 16. I should have taken the ABA (Amateur Boxing Association) route so I could have attended the Olympics but didn't know the difference between the two at the time.
I had my first fight after 4 months of training and actually fought twice in one night as someone pulled out! I won both by knockout. My unlicensed record went to 18 wins no losses with 16 by stoppage. I suppose that's where I got my nickname "Bang Bang".
I turned pro when I was 18 and as I didn't have a ABA background I've had it the hard way by being thrown into the deep end, but I'm now ranked 6th in Britain at my weight and am in the mix for some big domestic fights!
My biggest achievement is probably being the youngest English middleweight champ at the age of 19. Boxing has given me discipline, attitude and success. My aim is to win the British title outright and to fight and win a world title!
I do a lot of different training so I'm fully prepared for a 12 round fight. I do a lot of sprints, runs, padwork, hard sparring and conditioning training with crossfit civitas in Melksham. I do all my boxing training in Trowbridge, Wiltshire and do travel all around the world for the best quality sparring.
I tend to either get injures with my hands or flu from when I've got to make weight and my immune system really goes down! I think if you don't get any of these you haven't trained hard enough or you've just been really lucky!
I think I'm addicted to the Chia Charge flapjacks! Every athlete will crave a bit of sugar as it's something we shouldn't eat but these flapjacks are packed full of goodies and get rid of those cravings and taste pretty good!! I use the Flapjack before or after a hard session gives me that boost I need!
A very wise Ann Trason once said that “ultra marathons are just an eating and drinking competition with a little bit of running thrown in” and I couldn’t agree more, which is one of the main reasons I got into the sport in the first place. I love food.
The biggest breakthroughs for me in ultrarunning have always come through a direct progression with my race food. Everyone is different, some surviving on pork pies alone, others chomping through 40-50 gels in a 100 mile race.