Davies only gets paid after the fight, but two months of preparation has meant he has spent money on things like training and camps.
“It’s not about the money, but it’s like going to work for nothing,” he said.
“I bought my house, and you rely on these fights to keep chipping away, so it’s hard.”
He said because of the training he missed out on a lot over the festive season.
“I’ve been grafting over Christmas, I missed so much over Christmas, which I’m happy to do and I understand that’s part of my job, but to do it and then to have the curtain shut on me 10 days out after all these people have supported me – I’ve had sponsors, it’s a difficult one to get your head round,” he added.
He said there were no days off, even when he was spending time with his family.
“I had a Christmas dinner, but there’s no enjoying a Guinness, there’s no time with my friends, there’s no day off.”
“I didn’t have chocolate, sweets, biscuits.”