I've had two fights within a month and I can't ask for more than that.

Boxing has kept me off the streets, stops me smoking and drinking and gives me something to do.

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

The Commonwealth is one of three belts I want to win before going for a world title.

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.

It is an honour to fight at the Royal Albert Hall.

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.

You've got to look and pick your shots - and that's where your class and skill comes out.

One of the greatest acts of service you can do is to find someone who is secretly lonely and be a friend to them, if only for a day.

I believe in the sanctity of marriage.

With the first commandment, Mohammed tried to imprison common sense. And with the second commandment, the beautiful, romantic side of mankind was enslaved.

Wars raged everywhere as men found new, inventive ways to kill even more of their race. It was like a contest, the many tribes of mankind competing to see who could commit the worst atrocities.

Whether I'm at the hangar or at the airport or on an airplane, I get respect. And that's the best part of my day.

Never be arrogant or abrasive. Treat your opponent respectfully if they really and truly believe they are right.

You know, I had the ability like a catalyst to really get everybody hyped up.

As an actress, I'm supposed to create something from head to toes, with clues, with lines, with shapes, and even with that power, I felt lost and not in control.

I have choices," I insisted, refusing to break eye contact. "We both do. I may have to make mine carefully, and make a few compromises along the way, but I have a choice. I choose you.

Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character.