Monday

I had a strange fear of tonight all day, and this got worse when without a warmup I got into the ring with Jason for a couple of rounds of practice which was OK. His mate called Richard Bowen came along who hadn't trained for a while and it was great to spar with someone who could not reach me. I went easy on him but wished I'd used my advantage to practice my combinations.

Now I realise the jab is just half the battle - the rest is to follow on with left -right - left hook - left hook - left hook. We practiced that on the bags.

Another trick is to jab while standing at a slight angle to your opponent - that way he is constantly confused and adjusting his guard.

So a feared session turned into being one that completely restored my confidence and outlook on my improving technique