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Luke Campbell is ready to start his professional career this Saturday after using other avenues to work out how much boxing means to him.
The 25-year-old bantamweight will this weekend lace his gloves for the first time since beating John Joe Nevin to win Olympic Gold last August, but now he is not just a boxing name but a household one as well.
If his London exploits had not made him known in and out of the ring then his winning of ITV's 'Dancing on Ice' show certainly did, as the Hull man embarked on a highly-decorated and lengthy lap of honour after the Games.
There was never any suggestion he would abandon boxing in favour of another career, but as he finalised preparations for his professional debut against Andy Harris this weekend, he admitted he had come to realise how much his craft means to him.
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The 25-year-old bantamweight will this weekend lace his gloves for the first time since beating John Joe Nevin to win Olympic Gold last August, but now he is not just a boxing name but a household one as well.
If his London exploits had not made him known in and out of the ring then his winning of ITV's 'Dancing on Ice' show certainly did, as the Hull man embarked on a highly-decorated and lengthy lap of honour after the Games.
There was never any suggestion he would abandon boxing in favour of another career, but as he finalised preparations for his professional debut against Andy Harris this weekend, he admitted he had come to realise how much his craft means to him.
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