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By Danielle Levitt - Gary is wearing Adidas trainers, Repton club shorts, and an Adidas hoodie.

GARY BARKER
Age: 16 From: Barnet Been boxing for: 4 years Hero: Mike Tyson Music entering the ring: Any hip hop

“I do a lot of starvin’ [to pass the pre-fight weigh-in]. Sometimes I have to lose, I dunno, say 2 kilos or sumfink. The days before the fight, I can’t really eat much. So I think about the other boxer. I think about what that boxer has put me through. I’ll be watching all my family eat and I’ve gotta have beans on toast.

“When you’re in the fight and you punch someone, only for a split second do you think about that shot, and then it’s back on your guard again. But later, when you watch it on the video, you will be replaying it for a long time.

“I can only see me boxing until I’m 28, 29 at the most. So my mates ain’t gonna change that much. They’re all gonna be doing the same thing, going up the pub. So I’m not missing out. I ain’t smoking, I ain’t drinking. I ain’t doing what all my mates like to do or anything. Boxing keeps me nice and healthy.”



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