“If you can believe this, I didn't fight for my first world title fight till I had 58 fights, so I really appreciated what I was fighting for and for whom as well.”
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I believe more in precision, when you have the capability, like when you see a mosquito fly and you're able to hit it, you're able to hit it with a couple of short sharp shots... it's a beautiful thing.
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Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today.
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I'm doing it, I took responsibility in my country and I've done it with my bare hands.
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