Mikaela Mayer has opened up on her relationship with coach Al - claiming the 80-year-old broke her confidence down before turning her into a world champion - and credited boxing for turning her life around after getting into trouble as a teenager.
Mayer sat down with Mail Sport ahead of her highly-anticipated clash with Natasha Jonas this weekend, revealing exactly how she got into the sport and why female boxer's have it harder than men.
The former unified world champion will challenge two-weight world champion Natasha Jonas for her IBF World Welterweight title at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool on Saturday night.