60-SECOND INTERVIEW

Paul Wheeler talks to a man with a 100 per cent KO ratio

‘I DON’T LIKE PLAYING FOOTBALL, BUT I’D LIKE TO EARN THE MONEY THAT FOOTBALLERS GET PAID!’ Andrew Cain

When and why you started boxing:

I started boxing because I was getting into fights when I was a kid, so I thought I might as well use my aggression in a positive way. I went to the Everton Red Triangle gym when I was 10 years old and just fell in love with the sport. I had my first bout when I was 11.

Favourite all-time fighter:

Hard one, that. I’d have to say Mike Tyson.

Best fight you’ve seen:

Probably the first Arturo Gattimicky Ward fight.

Personal career highlight:

My best achievements so far have come in the amateurs, where I won five national titles.

Toughest opponent:

I’ve had a few hard fights, so it wouldn’t be fair to name just one.

Best and worst attributes as a boxer:

I’d say that my main strength is my boxing brain and IQ. As for weaknesses, I’d like to think that I haven’t got any!

Training tip:

Train hard and stay dedicated.

Favourite meal/restaurant:

A steak from Miller & Carter would be my favourite meal.

Best friends in boxing:

There are no friends in boxing, lad!

Other sportsman you would like to be:

I don’t like football, but I’d like to earn the money they get! I think I’d rather be a snooker player above anything else.

Last film/tv show you saw:

I’ve been watching Peaky Blinders

recently.

Who would play you in a film of your life:

Tom Hardy would be my choice.

Have you ever been starstruck:

When I met Sugar Ray Leonard. He came to visit the gym a couple of years ago.

Last time you cried:

I think it was when my goldfish Freddie died!

Best advice received:

Always be true to yourself.

Worst rumour about yourself:

I haven’t heard anything yet!

Something not many people know about you:

I’ve stopped all five of my opponents in the pros so far.

‘AS FOR WEAKNESSES, I DON’T THINK I HAVE ANY!’

‘LAST TIME I CRIED WAS WHEN MY GOLDFISH DIED’