Luke Campbell

Progress towards 2012 I'm in a good place at the moment - being the No1 fighter at my weight in Team GB, I couldn't ask for anything more right now. I'm taking it one step at a time, not thinking too far ahead towards London 2012 and listening to my coaches to get better and better. There are always improvements to make, no boxer in the world does everything right. We're not changing anything specific with the Games in mind, everything seems to be coming together well. A highlight of my career so far was winning the 2008 European Championships in Liverpool, being the first Englishman to do it in 47 years. I split a tendon in my right hand on a training camp in Kazakhstan and was out for a year, but after the operation I came back and won gold at the Bocskai Tournament in Hungry earlier this month. I'm strong mentally and I'm confident I can beat anyone out there. I've just got to stay focused and keep training hard. Training It will be same as for any major tournament; you focus on key exercises like sparring, bag-work, pad-work and running. Obviously the intensity increases with bigger tournaments and greater competition. I'll keep training as I have been. There's no need to change anything if you're winning. If it's not broken, why fix it? Biography Born 27 September 1987, Hull Educated Pickering High School, Hull Favourite films Hitch and Twilight Favourite book I like reading autobiographies and magazines like Boxing News and Men's Health, especially when away for tournaments Favourite band Kings of Leon are good but I like anything from Rihanna to Frank Sinatra Outside of boxing I ... enjoy playing a bit of badminton or basketball with my mates If I hadn't been a boxer I ... would have gone into business Key statistics Honours 2008 Wins gold at European Amateur Ch'ships at 56kg 2009 Wins bronze at European Union Amateur Champs 2010 Wins gold at the Four Nations Challenge and European Cup Current world ranking 17 (last updated May 2010) Main rivals Yankiel León, world No1, won silver in Beijing Detelin Dalakliev, world No2, silver in 2008 Europeans Olympic countdown March 2011 Chemistry Cup, Germany May 2011 Grand Prix, Croatia June 2011 European Championships, Bulgaria September 2011 World Ch'ships, Baku, Azerbaijan (Olympic qualifying event) November 2011 GB Amateur Boxing Ch'ships, Liverpool; Olympic test event, London December 2011 Presidents Cup, venue tbc Venue All bouts at London 2012 will be held in the ExCeL Arena at Royal Victoria Dock, London