Nick Gill 60 Second Interview
February 2006

FIGHTER PROFILE

NAME - Nick Gill

AGE - 27

TRAINER - Trevor Spencer

CLUB - TS Kickboxing

WHEN DID YOU START AND TRAINING AND WHY?? - I started training when I was 17. Saw a Tae Kwon Do competition on television and wanted to give Martial Arts a go.

HOW LONG WAS IT BEFORE YOU STARTED TO COMPETE?? - I was training for about a year before I entered my first competition.

CAN YOU REMEMBER MUCH ABOUT YOUR FIRST COMPETITIVE FIGHT?? - Yeah, it was a semi contact (points) competition and the guy I was matched against happened to be a black belt. I was scared stiff!

WHAT'S YOUR FULL CONTACT RECORD NOW?? - 20 fights, 18 wins, 2 losses

ANY TITLES?? - Current WKU British Welterweight Champion, former Southern Area & English Super Welterweight Champion, former English Welterweight Champion.

THE TOUGHEST FIGHT?? - There's been a few tough ones! I remember successfully defending my English title against Andrew Lowe form Newark and the fight was in his hometown. I remember that being a very tough fight. We were toe to toe for virtually the whole fight.
Another was against Chris Carslow from Scotland. I gave away some weight to take the fight, and he is a very accurate and hard hitter! This was a very close and tough fight, he won the fight on a split decision.

WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU?? - Hopefully going to America in March with Paul Wiffen and Darren Forrest to Fight Bernard "Swiftkicks" Robinson. Then in May I get to fight Jason Vasallo. I'm looking forward to both very much!

AFTER THAT WHAT WOULD YOU HOPE TO HAPPEN FOR YOU OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.?? - My goal over the next couple of years would be to hopefully win a European title then go on to fight for a World title.

WHO DO YOU ADMIRE OUT OF THE CURRENT FIGHTERS??. - John Orchard's a great fighter. I also like Samir Mohammed.

ONCE YOU FINISHED FIGHTING DO YOU SEE YOURSELF STAYING IN THE SPORT IN SOME CAPACITY?? - Yes definitely, I'd like to help continue bring through the rest of the talented people we have at the club.

ANY THING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD?? - Yes, big thanks to Trevor "The Bear" Spencer. Thanks to his hard work, dedication and motivation I've achieved more than I thought possible, and hope to go on to do even more!!