Anthony Ogogo has had 'worst two years' of his life ahead of ring return
Thursday 19 May 2016 10:00, UK
Anthony Ogogo says he has experienced the worst two years of his life ahead of his return to the ring on May 28.
After seven professional fights, Olympic bronze medallist Ogogo was out for a year after requiring surgery for an Achilles injury.
During his comeback fight against Ruslan Schelev in Germany in July 2015, Ogogo (8-0-KO4) dislocated his shoulder in the second round, but continued until the end of the six rounds and won the fight on points.
But the 27-year-old middleweight from Lowestoft say he is now fit and ready to return to the ring at the SSE Hydro on the undercard of Ricky Burns' world title fight in Glasgow next weekend, live on Sky Sports.
"It's been the two worst years of my life," he told Sky Sports News HQ. "It's been horrendous, I've just had hellacious rehab. I've trained really hard and rehabbed really hard.
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"I've had two career-threatening injuries, one after the other. But I'm quite a positive person. I've had to work hard to be where I am, but I'm finally here and I don't want to look back any more.
"I want to look forward. I'm fighting next Saturday and I'm ready to go."
Ogogo, who has won four of his eight professional fights by knockout, says it wasn't an easy journey returning to boxing after being out injured for so long.
He added: "I feel great. I've gone from having two feet in a plaster-cast up in the air, being unable to walk for months on end, to having my arm in a sling, unable to do the mildest of tasks - even going for a wee on my own - so it's great to be back in the ring boxing.
"Boxing, sparring, and if you've got a fight lined up, it's great. This is why I turned pro, this is why I'm living my dream as a professional fighter."
