The fearless electrician took the call, made the check weight, booked his flight and is now looking for his very own Buster Douglas moment - with his 16-1 odds criminally low for a longshot that would stun boxing for centuries.
“We made the check weight at 1pm and set off for Manchester airport at 1.30pm, the flights weren’t even booked until the check weight was done.
The Doncaster spark had a few weeks notice when he starred on the undercard of Daniel Dubois’ iconic Wembley win over Anthony Joshua in September, with a shock win over Mark Chamberlain.
“As soon as the call came in, late on Tuesday night, we got on the phone to my nutritionist, to make sure we can do the weight safely.
But the luxury flight the Donny ace was rushed onto made the weight cut even harder.
