Before every match, I eat pasta with tomato and chicken breast a few hours beforehand. In the hottest months, I choose to drink an energy drink before the match, too, but normally, I drink just water.
Usually before matches I eat plain pasta with a little bit olive oil, salt, pepper and chicken.
I try not to eat too much, but I always get hungry before a match. I make sure I have enough fuel in my body. I'll eat pasta and a little bit of protein usually. I'm pretty much eating a full meal.
I'd travel to Alfreton for games, and my dad, Lee, would drive. I'd eat my pre-match meal in the back. Mam would make chicken and pasta, and she'd stick it in a tub.
During Wimbledon, I ate only rice and pineapple. My coach cooked for me. He made sweet rice.
Never eat less than four hours before boxing. Then eat only lightly.
It used to be standard practice that the pre-match meal consisted of egg, steak and chicken. But I talked them into changing to complex carbohydrates. So now they will sup on porridge, pasta or rice.
Nando's is my pre-match meal. I have the butterfly chicken, mash and coleslaw.
I try to get in some extra carbohydrates and protein the night before and during my pre-match meal. I also eat about 200 calories right after to help rebuild my muscles.
I'm going to say it out loud: I'm available for England selection if they serve chicken for pre-match.
