“I was actually in Dubai during COVID and I fought the unbeaten [12-0] Kazakhstan [fighter] Viktor Kotochigov, who again was a decent amateur – unbeaten as a pro,” Hughes said. “And at that time, five years ago, I had more experience and I used it and I got the win. So I’ve just sort of got to repeat what I did there. I quite enjoy fighting away. I have fought there before, and they’re sending me out next Friday. So I’m going to be there in plenty of time. I know that the time difference is not that bad – three to four hours. So it’s not going to wreak hell with my body clock. I quite enjoy it. I remember before I’d ever fought abroad, watching on telly people like Kiko [Martinez], or I looked up to [former light heavyweight titleholder] Glen Johnson, ‘The Road Warrior.’ I thought, ‘I quite like that.’ You know, just travelling around, getting paid to travel around the world and fight. I’ve got to experience a bit of that myself and I quite enjoy it.”
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