Ohara Davies is a young lightweight blasting his way to prominence

The reputation of hard-hitting lightweight Ohara Davies is growing, so Sky Sports caught up with him for the lowdown.

The unbeaten 24-year-old has stopped nine of his 11 professional opponents to date and has already picked up the English lightweight crown.

As he begins the transition up to super-lightweight, 'Two Tanks' has certainly not been backwards in coming forwards regarding his domestic rivals - launching scathing verbal assaults on the likes of Sean Dodd and Dave Ryan.

Now he's looking to back up those bold words with an emphatic victory over the unbeaten Zoltan Szabo at Tuesday's Anthony Joshua v Dominic Breazeale media workout - streamed live on skysports.com/joshua - so let's learn more about him.

Tell us a bit about where you're from

I'm from Hackney. I was born and raised there. Things there were tough and we didn't have the same opportunities that there are now.

There was gang violence and the culture wasn't good. Hackney is changing now and becoming more positive. The gang aspect isn't completely eliminated yet but it's getting a lot better.

How did you get into boxing?

I started off in a youth club in Hackney. I used to go there every day because I didn't have other stuff I was doing in life. The boxing coach would come in every Wednesday so I went there and loved it so much that I went there week after week.

Eventually, he took me down to the gym in Canning Town and from there, boxing became my life. The coach told me I was special but it was a lie - he said that to everyone. I wasn't very good. I used to get beaten up in sparring all the time but eventually, I got better. No way was I a natural but I kept on doing it and became good.

Is that perseverance something you pride yourself on?

Consistency is something I've always had. That's what separated me from most of the people I started boxing with. They'd box for a while and then take a month off for one reason or another. Me, I never really had a life outside the sport - the gym was all I knew so I had no choice but to be consistent.

What was your first fight like?

I was so nervous. It was in Luton. Again, I got lied to by my coach. He told me it was my opponent's first fight too but I found out recently that the guy had already had five or six fights.

I did well though. It got stopped in the third round.

What's your trademark shot?

I don't think I have a trademark shot. I'm more of a versatile fighter. I like to adapt to the opponent and use different shots. I like to work out how they fight and then adapt accordingly.

What about any weaknesses you're looking to work on?

My coach and I have been working hard on head movement and footwork. When I first started training with Tony Sims, my footwork and head movement weren't that good but after months and months, it's a lot better than it was at the start.

It's still something we have to work and work on, though.

You've stopped nine of eleven. Is power something that has always come naturally to you?

I guess so. I've always had hard shots. I try to focus more on the accuracy though because if I catch them clean, regardless of whether I hit hard or not, they're going to go down.

We don't focus too much on power in the gym. It's more about making sure you catch your opponent clean. If you do that, then they'll go down.

Who are the best three British lightweights right now?

I don't think there's a top three. There is that big group of them and they're all good. They're all on the same level and that level is world class.

There's Ricky Burns, Luke Campbell, Terry Flanagan and Anthony Crolla. I wouldn't say anybody is above anybody else. We won't know who is better until they start fighting each other. It's going to be very interesting.

What about on the world level? Were you impressed by Jorge Linares?

I am impressed by Linares, of course, but I thought Kevin Mitchell won that fight. I thought the fight should have been stopped on cuts and gone to points. In my eyes, Mitchell was the winner.

Linares is good but... I'll beat him one day [laughs]!

What about your personal goals now?

My goals for 2015 were to get a southern area or an English title and I got the English after that.

I was disappointed to end the year with no belts but I'm stepping up to super-lightweight and hoping to get a British title shot or an international title fight soon.

Who's your best friend in boxing?

Anthony Yarde. He's only had three fights as a professional boxer but he's won them all - stopping two.

We started in the same amateur gym together. We always keep in touch, meet up and go out and he and Craig Richards, who also fights on Tuesday, are my best friends that are professional boxers.

What's your worst habit?

Going to bed late. Sometimes we train early and start at 7am. I'll go to bed at 2.30am and get only three hours sleep. I regret it when I wake up but I find it hard to sleep.

Who's your dream girlfriend?

I've got so many crushes! It's quite weird, but I've always had a crush on Miley Cyrus. I'd like to meet her one day.

If you could fight anyone in the world, boxer or not, who would you fight?

Whoever Miley Cyrus is with right now, because I like her. If I can get him out of the way...!

You can follow Ohara on Twitter - @OharaDavies