The 35-year-old boxer has been working with "neglected" children and he's proud to be able to make a difference in young people's lives.

He told Boxing News magazine: "I do a lot of work with kids that have been neglected.

"I've been doing courses for years and I work with Ofsted and make sure kids are getting treated correctly, whether it be because of neglect, whether it be because of abuse.

"I started it because I was doing it part time at the local youth club.

"The kids are now asking me to go and watch school footy matches and stuff like that. And then their dads tell the kids, 'Do you know he's a boxer?' It escalated from there.

"At first I was only doing it voluntary because my mum had something to do with the place and I was just helping her out, and it's just went on from there.

"The people who've worked there, without blowing my own trumpet, have said, 'You're great with them kids, would you never think about doing it?'

"And then I started having a look at it, but there was obviously a lot of qualifications needed to work with kids and, being in boxing, I have had so much free time for so many years.

"I know working with kids, when I can help them, or just do that 1%, that might make something better for them. It's rewarding as well."

Robbie – who is currently studying his Level 4 GNVQ in child social care – is happy with the balance he's found between his youth work and his sport.

He said: "No matter how much you can do, you will never help or fix them traumas, but you can help with that 1$.

"It's rewarding for yourself while working.

"Also, with the time needed and how much I have to do, I can obviously still do my boxing as well, which I still love, so it's a good balance what I've got at the moment."