Get to know… Edward Leach
Name: Edward Leach
Record: Debutant
Weight: Super-featherweight
Born: Margate, Kent
Residence: Margate, Kent
DOB: 05/06/1993
Nickname? “Leachy but it used to be Lightning Strike Leach but I think it’s a bit long. Any ideas then let me know!”
Favourite active boxer? “Anthony Crolla and Anthony Joshua at the minute.”
Favourite all-time boxer? “Joe Calzaghe.”
Favourite fight? “Joe Calzaghe v Jeff Lacey.”
Amateur clubs? “Margate ABC, Ramsgate ABC and Isle of Thanet ABC. My dad was involved with all of them and now he runs Isle of Thanet ABC.”
Amateur honours? Won around 45 of roughly 70 amateur fights Senior ABA semi-finalist HSK Box Cup Gold medal Represented England
Goals in boxing? “I will become a champion.”
Retirement age? “No. I’ll keep going, me! I will retire when I reach my goal!”
Team? “My dad, Neil Leach is my coach, Joe Elfidh is my manager as well as coach, Kevin Ibbs is another coach, Dale Mitchell trains me on the pads, Mark Anderson on the strength and conditioning and my brother, Ricky Leach trains with me, as well as all the lads up at Joe’s gym and sponsors are Pingala Media and Sheldons Public House and Access Solutions Kent and PR Manager is Tim Rickson
Boxing style? “Very aggressive but technical style. I’m very clever.”
Ring walk song? “When the beat drops out – Marlon Roudette.”
Favourite brand of gloves? “In the amateurs it was Adidas but now it’s Ringside.”
Favourite colour of gloves? “Red”
Toughest ever opponent? “Toughest opponent was in Ireland and his name was Shaun something. He was small but strong at the weight.”
Best venue? “The Mansion House in Dublin, Ireland.”
Favourite football team? “Liverpool FC.”
Other sports? “Cricket, hockey, football.”
Best friends in boxing? “I don’t have friends in boxing.”
Favourite holiday destination? “Cuba.”
Favourite TV programme? “Hollyoaks.”
Favourite film? “Snatch, Taken 1, 2 & 3.”
Favourite actor? “Liam Neeson.”
Favourite book? “I read the Harry Potter books when I was a kid. Dave Pelzer produced some good books such as ‘A Child Called It’ and I read them all.”
Favourite music? “Ed Sheeran, David Zowie.” Favourite food? “I do like an Indian.” Favourite restaurant? “In Hastings there’s a nice curry house called Bay of Spice.”
Favourite chocolate? “Anything in a milkshake I like. I very rarely eat chocolate.”
Favourite gadget? “No, not really a gadget man, they do my head in mostly!”
Favourite brands? “Converse and Adidas.”
Favourite superhero? “My boy likes that Baymax from Big Hero 6.”
Phobias? “I don’t like slugs! They’re horrible things, I know it’s strange but I really don’t like them.”
First job you ever had? “Supergift on the seafront in Margate selling inflatable boats and stuff!”
Last place you visited? “Dreamland in Margate.”
If you wasn’t a boxer, what would you be? “Footballer.”
Proudest achievement? “Winning a gold medal out in Denmark.”
Motto? “Train hard, fight easy.”
What fight do you want to see happen this year? “Frampton v Quigg. I want to see that happen.”
If you could fight anyone, past or present, who would it be? “I would have loved to have got in the ring with Ricky Hatton.”
Next fight? “September / October. Not confirmed yet but it will be called Kent’s Finest.”
Website?http://edwardleach.co.uk/
Twitter?@EdwardJLeach