New Scottish middleweight champion Fraser Wilkinson talks about his title success in Elgin.
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00:00 Right Fraser Robinson, Scottish middleweight champion, how does that sound?
00:04 It's not worked so hard for me these past 7 months since I've known David, do you know what I mean?
00:09 I've almost got a bit of a mouthful, I said to Rob the British Boxing Board of Control, Chris Shotton, he said very well done
00:16 because they know I took a bad loss, I went and did what I had to do and I came back and it's paid off
00:21 so I'm happy to finish it the way we did. That combination me and David have drilled for weeks and weeks and weeks
00:27 and I went out and said you uppercut me, you took me through it, you won me, so as you said punch perfect, let's go.
00:34 You always said it, 10 rounders, great for you, you seem to get stronger as these fights go on.
00:39 I'm getting older, I'm getting my man strength, you know what I mean?
00:41 So we're in between the weights just now, got to make a decision on what we're going to do
00:45 but the first goal was to get this win, everyone kept going what are you doing after this win, fight next, where are we going, where are we going?
00:51 I'm like let's get the win, I've learnt my lesson, it took a bit of time, I've matured and I'm just taking it as every fight is an opportunity.
01:00 There's a common factor in these title wins for you, it's here at Elgin Town Hall with that big partisan crowd behind you.
01:06 That album's better than the last time, do you know what I mean?
01:08 So it shows, and Ben's at the Celtics, I just beat a guy from Talrad, I told him I thought he was a tough opponent.
01:17 He was a tough opponent, you knew what he was doing, he's seasoned, he's been boxing longer than I have so I'm happy.
01:23 These kind of victories are just going to make you stronger aren't they, they're going to open more doors as well.
01:26 They're stepping stones, we've just got to keep taking these fights, I'm no chasing the AD, I'm no saying nothing, I'm just going to keep in the gym, keep my mouth shut, get better, get better, get better.
01:35 So 10 fights now under your belt, 9 victories, it's going really really well for you?
01:39 Yeah, 100%, the next weekend is the weekend after me, David and the team are heading back to LA and Vegas for a training camp, so that's going to be the next step, it's going to be a great experience.
01:51 Linking up with Jay, obviously I met him when he was in Mexico, so we're getting pop gyms in the states, soak up that experience and then we've come home and try to line up a fight and see what happens.
02:02 You've trained in the playgrounds of giants already, and places where there's been some top world champs have been around, that kind of atmosphere must truly bring the best out of you.
02:10 Honestly that made the difference tonight, when I hit him with that shot, David was like, hit my good one, don't just jump in, but I knew instantly, I knew instantly when I hit him, I just bounced him, that's what I did.
02:22 You had to play a patient game as well, and that's a key which maybe you didn't have in your younger days possibly?
02:28 It was the composure, I landed that shot and I see him stumble, I heard everything about it, I knew to go for it.
02:36 You felt at that point that's it?
02:38 I knew it was fading, David said, I said take your time, he said he's not wanting to be in there, and he was.
02:44 When we started to aim down, he came out strong, he wanted me, he hit me, and I sent him there on challenge, that's what I was waiting for, I see he threw that big shot, and as soon as he started doing that he was going to be desperate, so that's four, that's seven shots in.
02:56 You say you're not going to go chasing anything, but obviously Scottish titles, bigger titles to go for in the future?
03:02 That's the goal, everyone wants to be a world champion, you should be in the game if you want to be a world champion.
03:06 I want to do Elgin in a bigger capacity, obviously we had a bit of a struggle just with the McMurray Festival one, I think we did really well, and I was saying to my mum as we were driving today, I was like, I think it's brilliant we did it this weekend.
03:18 We've made Elgin, it's just been Murray's whole spectacular place in Scotland for this one weekend, so maybe go and join McMurray Festival.
03:28 You're definitely a bigger star than Peter Andre anyway.
03:31 I'm headlining tomorrow.
03:34 Well you headlined a great night tonight anyway, the whole of Murray's proud of you, so well done.