Martyn Ford has almost halved his massive 8,000 calorie diet to prepare for his fight with the 'Iranian Hulk' in April.
Ford and ' Iranian Hulk ' - real name Sajad Gharibi - will fight The O2 Arena on April 2 as the pair both step into the boxing ring for the first time.
They were rumoured to fight in 2018 when Ford signed for MMA promotion KSW, but Gharibi never followed the footsteps of his rival and their cage fight fizzled out.
Ford weighed 150kg before starting the gradual weight loss journey for his upcoming fight and is now eating 4,500 calories a day instead of 8,000.
“I was on 7,000- 8,000 calories a day," he told Muscle and Health. "I brought them down to around 5,000 and then gradually cut back even further. I’m on around 4,500 now. I’ve lost about four stone in six months."
Ford - who is often labelled the World's Scariest Man - has over 3 million followers and Instagram and is mostly known for impressive physique.
Since training for his boxing debut he has consumed less fats and proteins whilst focusing more on carbohydrates.
“You know what for six months I haven’t been measuring my calories," he told Mirror Fighting . "I have just been eating to my appetite and when I am hungry. The one drastic change I have made is my balance of food.
"When I was doing a lot of weight lifting it was predominantly fats and proteins. Whereas now it is a good 60-70 per cent carbs and it is the complete flip over.
"My food is absolutely on point, I am eating the best that I can and I have no doubt that I will bring something special because of that."
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Ford once sported a much skinnier frame when he was an aspiring cricketer, but he pursued bodybuilding after an injury and glandular fever dented his hopes of playing the sport professionally.
And his unsuccessful cricket career was part of the reason he wanted to test himself in the ring.
“I really wanted to tick the box of achieving something within some form of athleticism," he added. Playing sports at a very good level yet never achieving what I should have, stuck with me throughout my twenties.
"I didn’t think I’d ever get the opportunity to scratch that itch and say, ‘Okay, I’ve done it now’. For an athlete, to not have a platform to do that on is probably the hardest thing you can face."
