The 28-year-old boxer feels “lucky” to have enjoyed the success he’s had and wants to use his profile to help others, particularly in his native Telford, where he is aligned with A Better Tomorrow, a community organization that helps people with substance abuse issues, mental health struggles, and homelessness.
He told Boxing News magazine:” I believe I’m a good person. I try and say hello to everybody with a smile and I’m just a normal kid.
“People think you win a few boxing matches and you’re something special, but I’m really, really not.
“I’ve got lucky really.
“I know where I come from.
“I feel lucky to have been able to do this and I’m just trying to show kids, because I’ve been there as a teenager and had problems where you feel like the world’s against you.
“I’ve got a better look on life. I’m happy, I take positivity out of the little things in my life and seem to reflect in a big way, which is crazy, but any help I’m always going to do.”
Luke likes to help others because of the help he has received himself over the years.
He added: “I’ve raised money for the hospital for the young children, by auctioning my kit.
“I’ve been able to do that from people being good to me. I’ve been able to pass it on, so it’s not all me and I wouldn’t want to take credit for all that. It’s like a cycle isn’t it?
“You can be in a vicious cycle and some people get caught up and I’ve been there myself. Then you can get into a good cycle, with positivity, and it passes on.
“It’s not just the boxing but in relationships with my wife, my family, my friends – it can lift people up.”