'Wild' Will Tomlinson is a former professional boxer, and a bloody good one at that, being the former IBO Super Featherweight World Champion.

Wild Will started his boxing journey at the age of twelve when he walked in walked in off the street to a boxing gym in his home town, Bairnsdale. He soon found his calling as the coaches noticed his natural rhythm and talent as he practiced on the pads and in sparring and because of this, at just twelve years old, he had his first amateur fight which he won by knockout.

He turned professional in 2008 after missing out on the Olympic Games and from his debut fight, which he won by TKO after scoring a stoppage, he would quickly rise up the ranks to become one of the best fighters for his weight class and ultimately became a World Champion at Super Featherweight class by winning the IBO Super Featherweight title.

That rise and dominance in Australia saw him sign with Oscar De La Hoya's famous Golden Boy Promotions at the end of 2013 and he would relocate to the US to fight over there before returning to Australia for his final few fights and retiring at the age of 30 after 29 fights with a record of 25 wins, 3 losses, 1 draw.

Post his fighting days he has started his own boxing promotion and gym, Wildfighter, which is aimed at giving boxers a better chance at forging a career of their own through better promotion and exposure.

Throughout our conversation, Wild Will discusses his career progression, the focus, mindset and discipline of a boxer, the sacrifices and approach he made to cut 10-12kg of weight during training camp just to get to the line to fight and his attitude to becoming a world champion.

Please enjoy this engaging and eye opening conversation with Wild Will Tomlinson.