So here we are; the week of the fight. How am I feeling now that the fight is just around the corner? Well as you can imagine I am a mixed, bulging bag of emotions; extremely excited, at times terribly nervous and anxious at the prospect of those 6 minutes in front of a huge crowd, but overall I am just wishing the days away, dying for it to be time to get in the ring and see what happens; for better or worse.
Over the last week and a half I have managed to get back to full health (well, almost) and resume training as normal and despite the first couple of sessions totally sucking, I am glad to say I have found my flow again. I’ve even managed to add in the dreaded ‘hill sprints’ which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like, except even more horrible. However I am able to do it out the back of Pittodrie which gives me an extra push when my legs turn to jelly and it feels like my lungs are made of lead.
Tonight we had our weigh in, where I came in at 70.1kg (fully clothed I might add) and found out I am fighting out of the red corner (for the Dons) and will be the 13th fight of the evening. I also discovered who I am fighting but I’m afraid I don’t have any massive rivalries to report. All I really know about him is his name and I’m not going to allow you all to indulge your Facebook stalking curiosities by revealing that to you, but I am confident that it will make for an interesting bout on the night.
The only downside to fight night being so soon is that I am starting to realise how much I have enjoyed this experience and how much I will miss having this drive and focus once it is over. I mean, for the first week I will probably just be enjoying the novelty of being able to drink beer again and not having to force myself to hit the gym every day but once that wears off I know I’m going to miss it. Hopefully I will manage to keep the motivation going and continue training in some shape or form but I am trying not to think of that too much right now. After all, I have a fight to focus on.
I really thought this close to the fight that I would have more to say but I’m afraid that’s pretty much all from me. I’m not sure if I’ll have a chance to write again before fight night so I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support, whether it’s been reading this blog, or you have donated or have been encouraging me on Facebook or whatever, it means a hell of a lot and it has made this experience much more enjoyable and fulfilling. Hopefully I can pay you all back for the support by giving a good account of myself in the ring on Saturday night. We are all Team Saucepaw as far as I’m concerned!
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