SportBoxingAdam Maca is one of Britain's brightest stars having turned professional at the age of 18 - and returns to the ring next weekend13:26, 27 May 2026Adam Maca has no regrets over shunning teenage living for the life of a boxer.‌The featherweight prospect is one of British boxing's rising stars and has made an immaculate start to his career in the paid ranks. He has stopped each of his five opponents and returns to the ring next weekend on the undercard of Josh Padley's European title fight against Aqib Fiaz.‌And having turned first pulled on a pair of gloves aged seven and having tuned professional on his 18th birthday last year, Maca has known little else but boxing. But he said: "I've never been like really interested in like parties and things. My two best mates are professional footballers, my other mate is a proper gym boy. So my sort of my circle is just a bunch of athletes so I never I never really see life outside of training and eating well and stuff. If I didn't box it probably would be much different."‌READ MORE: Rico Verhoeven reveals how he scored Oleksandr Usyk fightREAD MORE: Anthony Joshua in complete agreement with Rico Verhoeven after 'robbery'Having turned over as a teen, Macca has had to get used to facing grown men. And he added: "It was weird fighting opponents much older than me at first. On my debut, I'd never boxed without a head guard before and I'd never boxed someone like that much older than me."I was thinking like, 'You could be my dad' because my opponent was 36 years old and I was just a fresh 18 year old. But I think I've just got used to it and I just deal with everyone the same as I would someone my age."Article continues belowTen Percent Club, is one of the leading supplement brands backed by science and made with all natural ingredients. They work with several professional footballers and athletes, including the likes of Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing. Several other athletes have endorsed the products, including Sam Johnstone, Matty Cash, Beth Mead, Maya Le Tissier, Hyrox athlete Jade Skillen and boxers Dalton Smith and Chantelle Cameron, and Wales Rugby lock, Christ Tshiunza to name a few. For more information visit https://www.tenpercentclub.net/Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌