A CHUBBY teenager has transformed into a ripped professional boxer and lost half of his body weight.
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#1 Michael Jephcott was an overweight teenager who, at his heaviest weighed 18 st. Because of this Jephcott suffered from asthma, depression and panic attacks as a result of his bulky size and 42in waist.
#2 Michael eventually decided enough was enough and three years ago he joined a gym in a bid to turn his life around.“I had no confidence in myself when I weighed over 18 stone".“I was taking antidepressants because of my weight. My friends would all go on nights out and I never wanted to go because I felt ashamed in my own body".“I would never eat vegetables and I used to drink four or five cans of pop a day as well". "One day, something just clicked and I knew I had to change my habits.”- He said.In just four months he’s shed 4st and was already building muscle and realised he'd become a fitness fanatic. Along with his he also decided he wanted to pursue boxing and a further 18 months later he’d cut down to his ideal competition weight, a lean 9 stone. He then made his ring debut and went on to beat all those he fought.
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#3 Just last year Jephcott was crowned Amateur Boxing Assosciation (ABA) Novice champion, according to The Star.
#4 “The fat teenager in me would never have dreamed I would have ever become a boxing champion.”
