British - Athlete | December 8, 1986 -
We grew up in a nice house in a very middle-class area in Bolton and had a very happy childhood. My mum, Falak, who was also brought over from Pakistan by her parents as a kid, devoted herself to bringing up me and my younger brother and sister, Haroon and Tabinda, and my elder sister Mariyah.
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You always want to fight the best.
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The thing is, I'm never scared. It's just in the blood, really. My family come from a warrior clan background, the Rajput tribe from the Punjab, and that could be one of the reasons. Going into fights just seems normal to me.
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I know for a fact if I were a white English fighter, maybe I would have been a superstar in Britain - and the world.
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I try to fix things between the Asian community and the English community. There are always going to be racial things there, not getting on with each other and stuff. I have tried to break that barrier.
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I respect other religions and other cultures.
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I want a super-fight with a massive name, and I'd love it in a stadium.
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I'm an orthodox fighter, relaxed, fast, and powerful. And I've got good footwork.
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My main priorities were to fight for Britain. Not a lot of Asians get selected for this country at anything, and it's a great achievement.
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I did have a chance to box for Pakistan, but I've lived here all my life, gone to school; all my coaches and everyone's here, and I feel English.
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I'm confident I can take the gold in Beijing.
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All the bad press I was getting puts you on a downer, so really, you come to a stage where you start hating yourself, in a way, because you're not in control.
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