Tony Jeffries won Olympic bronze in boxing, then turned pro and started building an unbeaten record before one hometown fight changed everything.

He opens up about how his promoter talked him into a fight that was supposed to be six rounds, only for him to find out mid-fight, live on national TV, that it was eight.

After that, he received thousands of abusive messages telling him he was shit and that he should die.

He also reflects on being forced into boxing as a kid, punching a bully in the face at 10 after his parents told him to, and the dedication, sacrifice and self-doubt that followed him throughout his career.

Eventually, both hands gave out, his boxing career was over at 27, and the drinking and depression took hold.

But losing boxing became the best thing that ever happened to him, as he channelled that same obsession into becoming the biggest boxing educator in the world, with over 3 million YouTube subscribers.

This episode is about what happens when the one thing you built your life around is taken away, and how you find a way to build something even bigger.

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👇 Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:10 Growing Up And Finding Boxing

06:48 Becoming An Elite Amateur Boxer

12:48 Qualifying For The Olympics

15:40 Turning Pro And Falling Out Of Love With Boxing

23:32 Retirement, Depression And Moving To America

33:00 YouTube Success And The Guinness World Record

45:45 Parenting, Bullying And Life Lessons

Prince Banjaku was raised on nightclub punch-ons and street scraps before fighting his way to a 19–0 record.

He is now one win away from holding every major kickboxing belt at the same time, something no one has ever done.

Prince opens up about the rage that stopped him smiling until he was 35, why the gym was the only thing keeping him from becoming a junkie or a criminal, and the mindset that made him impossible to beat.

He breaks down the Cyrus Washington fight, where 90 percent of people picked him to lose, and the Chris Bradford knockout where he stopped a man 30 kilos heavier with a punch he does not even remember throwing.

He also breaks down the Tsushi Mori fight, where he broke his fibula in the first round and still found a way to win.

Then came the lockdowns, the SWAT raids, and the path that led to a year in jail, where everything changed.

This episode is about what happens when a man who refuses to lose hits rock bottom and comes back more dangerous than ever.

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00:00 Intro

00:49 Being a Wog Kid in 90s Melton

06:22 Anyone in My Situation Should Be a Junkie

15:05 “You’re Going to Get Knocked Out”

19:30 Beating Cyrus Washington (140-Fight Legend )

20:48 30kg Heavier: The Chris Bradford Knockout

28:58 Fighting Musashi Mori With a Broken Leg

36:05 The Curse of Being Undefeated

41:52 Lockdowns, SWAT Raids & Jail

52:49 The 20–0 Fight for Undisputed

For someone to willingly step into a cage and fight another man… something’s not normal.

You’re either wired differently… or there’s a deeper reason driving it.

This week on the pod, I sit down with Luke Howard.

An OG Aussie MMA fighter who was fighting in a cage long before there was a blueprint, a pathway, or any real structure to the sport.

Before Volk, Whittaker, or Della became household names, Luke was already in there, headlining fight cards around the country.

He opens up about his Australian title fight with Jack Della, stepping in when no one else would, taking it to him, and what it actually feels like to go out cold in a cage. The physical damage, the mental fallout, and the reality of fighting in the early days when safety was less regulated and the risks were higher.

But this isn’t really a fight story.

It’s about what drives someone to do it in the first place.

Luke breaks down what he calls controlled violence, the difference between fighters who break and those who don’t, the danger of chasing validation, and why knowing your “why” can save you in and out of the cage.

That mindset is what led him to becoming a world-class boxing coach at Soma Fight Club in Bali.

If you’ve ever wanted to know what it really takes to live this life, the pain, the pressure, the mentality, Luke’s lived every bit of it.

He is that guy. If you know, you know.

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👇 Chapters:

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01:02 Luke Howard’s Story

03:39 Injuries That Ended Judo

09:59 Transition to MMA

18:41 Chasing a Fighting Career

26:00 Moving to Bali

33:39 Life in Bali

35:25 Fighting Jack Della

51:46 Mental Health & Demons

53:26 Advice for Young Men

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