As he's about to embark on his forty-third professional fight, former British bantamweight champion and veteran of the British boxing scene, Josh Wale is hoping his twilight years as a pro end in a fairytale for 'The Outlaw'.

The thirty-one year-old from Barnsley in Yorkshire challenges Felix Williams for the Ghanaian's IBO International featherweight championship on November 29th in Sheffield, live on Freesports in the UK. Wale has never dodged a tough fight and, not for the first time, puts everything on the line against Williams. Josh took some time to chat with me about several subjects after a busy day in the gym.

Wale on if he feels he's achieved his goals at this point of his career:

"So far, yeah. I always wanted to be British champion. I always told my Dad, since I were eight years-old, I'll win you a British title and I were lucky enough to do that on my third attempt. I drew (first attempt) and then I lost against Jazza Dickens. So, I thought to myself, 'will I ever get there?', but I got it on the third attempt. I defended it successfully twice by knockout. I'm immensely proud of my career for what I've done, who I've boxed and what I've achieved. I'm still hoping there's some big nights left in me. That's why I'm still going."

Wale on his next opponent, Felix Williams:

"My dad watches a bit of him and gets back to me on what he thinks. I watched a couple of minutes of one fight and I just saw he were a southpaw."

Wale on if Nov. 29th is win-or-bust for his career:

"I've been in that scenario (before). I've been wrote off throughout my career (laughs). I've bounced back that many times and I've lost count myself. At this stage of my career - it's a must win. With a good performance, I'm sure I can get over the line."

Wale on his 2018 European title loss by majority decision to Georges Ory that the boxing community widely believed to be a robbery:

"It were deflating as a human-being really. I've tried to live right and do everything right and when I was there; I was just a piece of meat. Even before the fight they made me do stupid medicals and blood tests and getting me up at daft o'clock in the morning. They just don't show humanity with the way they treated (me). Then they robbed me and probably that were (the) lowest point of me boxing career, if I'm honest with you."

Wale on campaigning as a featherweight:

"It's a lot more my natural weight. If I'd won (the Georges Ory fight), I probably would have done one more at that weight then looked at moving on from there. It's hard to move up weights when you keep winning. I were a national champion as an amateur at featherweight. I were at that weight when I were boxing for England at fifteen and sixteen. I think featherweight's my best weight."

Wale on being a part of Dennis Hobson's promotional stable and being on Freesports TV in the UK:

"Since I've signed with Dennis, I've had great exposure on Freesports. It's free-to-air; anybody can view it which is good for boxing. Dennis is a man of his word and if he tells you he's going to do something - he does it. He's really good at his job. He's been involved with some brilliant champions in the past like Ricky Hatton, Clinton Woods and he guided Jamie McDonnell to a world title with no TV. He put a world title fight on for him at Keepmoat (stadium) in Doncaster and he funded it himself. He's a really good promoter."

Wale on having his father by his side throughout his entire career:

"He's everything, my dad, he's my hero. He's done everything for me. He's shown me how to throw my jab and left-hook to the body. He's shown me everything from scratch from my first amateur bout to being a five-time champion as a professional. We've done it all together. He's got spinal cancer, so we've had to overcome a lot of hardship. He's had a really hard time and he's carried on fighting. They only gave him (until) fifty to live and he's here now and he's fifty-seven. He's a fighter himself."

Wale on his homecoming fight next year:

"That's planned for 21st of February at Metrodome in Barnsley, that's going to be my homecoming. Hopefully, if I get the job done on November 29th, it could be something even bigger. Dennis has got massive plans. He's not hanging around. I'm thirty-one now and I've had a brilliant career, but I think these last couple of years I can push on and make a name for myself."