Louie O'Doherty says his love of 'chaos' has been key in his rise to British lightweight champion in 11 professional fights.
Louie O'Doherty believes his love of "chaos" has been a key factor in his rise to become British lightweight champion in just 11 professional fights.
Unbeaten O'Doherty won the vacant title when Regan Glackin's corner threw in the towel in the 10th round of their bout at Glasgow's Braehead Arena on Saturday.
Glackin was fighting in front of a home crowd, but suffered his first defeat in 17 contests as the Braintree fighter's relentless style took its toll.
Away from the ring, O'Doherty has to help out at home with three children aged under 14 months, including twins, and also works as a gymnastics coach.
"It will always be a part of my life and keeps my brain active in a different way so when I go back to the gym for boxing, I've still so much love for it because my mind's been elsewhere at other times," he told BBC Essex.
"I really enjoy a lot of chaos and a lot of things going on at once, it keeps me going."
The fight was the first time he had been in the ring outside the Essex and London area, but a number of fans made the journey north of the border to watch
O'Doherty said he was "spurred on" beforehand by boos from a pro-Glackin crowd.
"I was extremely wired up in the dressing room. I was ready to go non-stop. As the rounds went on, their crowd got quieter and my crowd got louder, so I knew was doing the job," he said.
"It was all very new to me and I just took it all in my stride and enjoyed it.
"First things first is getting the job done, but I want to do it in good fashion if I can, and getting the stoppage, and keeping people on the edge of their seats makes it so much better to watch and I feel like I did my job there."
O'Doherty prides himself on his conditioning and said he would have got even stronger if the fight had gone into the final two rounds.
"We train to be able to keep going and going, and training the mind to get used to being in that state and being able to push through all the time. I wasn't that uncomfortable even though it was a high work rate," he added.
"It's definitely one of my strengths, being fit and having the mental capacity to keep pushing on and pushing on no matter how I'm feeling. It's been a massive attribute to help me get this far."
O'Doherty, who had his first amateur fight when he was 14, is content to bide his time as he looks to move even further up the ladder.
"My manager will make the decisions (about what's next). I'll be up for absolutely anything. I love boxing, I love the occasion, so if they offer me a big platform, I'll take it," he said.
"The more chaotic it is and the newer the experience is to me, the more I want to do it because I get to learn more."
Louie O'Doherty was speaking to BBC Essex's Ian Puckey
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