Danny Williams has made the bizarre admission that he is "shot" ahead of his upcoming British and Commonwealth title unification fight with Sam Sexton.

The 36-year-old British champion is scheduled to return to the ring in February for what Williams claims will be his last fight.

But the man famous for a four-round victory over Mike Tyson in 2004 claims his subsequent world title beating at the hands of Vitali Klitschko has left him demoralised and on the verge of walking away from boxing.

"I don't think I've been the same since the Klitschko defeat," he told The Times.

"I've just been fighting with heart for too long.

"I'm going to train hard for this fight for one last time. I'm going to do a course to become a bodyguard for celebrities. I've got to get completely away from boxing or I'll just get dragged back in.

"I'm a shot fighter. Others have been saying that about me for years, but when I say it people think that I'm joking.

"This will be it, this will be the last time the ring announcer introduces Danny Williams - unless another guy called Danny Williams comes along."