Tyrone Nurse fights in the Light-welterweight division, which has a limit of 10st (that is 63.5kg).
In a typical build-up to a title fight like the one coming up at Leeds Arena against Hull's Tommy Coyle, Nurse will lose around 3lb a week with a strict training and diet combo.
He plans to be on the 10st 4lb mark and then drop to the final weight on the final day.
His diet includes flaxseeds, for all sorts of nutritional benefits, and scrambled egg whites!
Egg yolks are not allowed, but meat, vegetables and rice figure highly in the routine.
He's allowed recovery shakes and fruit after his tough pre-fight workouts.
Read on, and imagine how you might deal with a champion boxer's diet!
Tyrone Nurse's pre-fight training diet - June 29 to July 11
Day 1 (11st2lb)
- Breakfast – Porridge with hyoney, flax seeds and blueberries.
- After training – Recovery shake and banana
- Lunch – Chicken, brown rice, vegetables
- Tea – Chicken and pasta
- After training – Recovery shake
- Supper – Chicken and vegetables.
Day 2
- Breakfast – Wholewheat toast with four scrambled egg whites
- After training - Recovery shake and banana
- Lunch - Chicken, vegetables and pasta
- Tea - Turkey, vegetables and rice
- Supper - Turkey and vegetables with a shake.
Day 3
- Breakfast - Porridge with flax seeds and banana
- After training - Recovery shake and banana
- Lunch - Salmon, vegetables and rice
- Tea - Turkey and pasta
- After training - Recovery shake
- Supper - Turkey and vegetables
Day 4
- Breakfast - Recovery shake and banana
- Lunch - Steak, sweet potatoes and vegetables
- Tea - Chicken and vegetables
- Supper - Shake with egg whites
Day 5
- Breakfast - Porridge
- After training - Recovery shake and banana
- Lunch - Salmon and vegetables
- Tea - Chicken, vegetables and sweet potatoes
- Supper - Shake with egg whites
Day 6
- Breakfast - Fruit and vegetable smoothie
- Lunch - Chicken and vegetables
- Tea - Chicken and vegetables
- Supper - Shake
Day 7
- Breakfast - Porridge
- After training - Recovery shake and banana
- Lunch - Salmon, vegetables and rice
- Tea - Chicken and vegetables
- Supper - Shake
Day 8 (10st13lb)
- Breakfast - Toast and scrambled egg whites
- Lunch - Turkey and vegetables
- Tea - Chicken, pasta and vegetables
- After training - Recovery shake
- Supper - Toast
Day 9
- Breakfast - Porridge
- After training - Recovery shake and banana
- Lunch - Turkey, vegetables and rice
- Tea - Chicken, pasta and vegetables
- Supper - Nothing
Day 10
- Breakfast - two slices of toast with scrambled egg whites
- After training - Recovery shake and banana
- Lunch - Steak, sweet potatoes and rice
- Tea - Chicken, vegetables and pasta
- Supper - Recovery shake and egg white
Day 11
- Breakfast - Toast with scrambled egg whites
- After training - Recovery shake and banana
- Lunch - Salmon and vegetables
- Tea - Chicken, sweet potatoes and vegetables
- Supper - Shake
Day 12
- Breakfast - Porridge
- After training - Recovery shake and banana
- Lunch - Salmon, rice and vegetables
- Tea - Turkey and vegetables
- Supper - Nothing
Day 13
- Breakfast - Fruit smoothie
- Lunch - Turkey and vegetables
- Tea - Chicken and vegetables
- Supper - Shake
Day 14 (10st10lb)
- Breakfast - Porridge
- After training - Recovery shake and banana
- Lunch - Salmon, vegetables and rice
- Tea - Chicken, pasta and vegetables
- Supper - Shake.