Anybody who has ever worked either outdoors on site or in a factory will know about the tradition of getting something good to eat as the week draws to a close.

It is an unwritten rule rather than a contractual obligation and it may be a Thursday payday or a Friday morning but, at some point, somebody will be dispatched to collect breakfast sandwiches from the local cafe or a bag full of orders from the local chip shop.

It is a treat former electrician and junior lightweight contender Josh Padley regularly had to forgo.

"If I were ever in camp and the lads were getting a sandwiches on Friday, I used to miss them," Padley (16-1, 5 KOs) told The Ring with a laugh.

"Before I did the solar engineering for the last year of my electrical career I was a site supervisor for six or seven years. Obviously if I were in camp, on a Friday I'd sometimes get the lads' sandwiches and have to miss out.

"I'd send the apprentice to the shop with my own money to get them but I'd be like, 'No, I don’t want one.'"

Padley's days of working around his weight are over. The 29-year-old from Doncaster's recent successes have enabled him to become a full-time fighter and dedicate every waking hour to being as good as he can be.

Having more time and energy to train has opened his eyes to new possibilities.

Padley flirted with the idea of moving down to 130-pounds before but has now decided to fully commit to the plan. He certainly hasn’t chosen an easy out for his first fight at the weight.

On Saturday night, he will box battle-hardened former British and Commonwealth champion Reece Bellotti (20-6, 15 KOs) in a 12-round contest. The fight will take place at Sheffield Arena on the Dave Allen-Arslanbek Makhmudov undercard, streamed on DAZN worldwide.

"I've always worked when I was on the come-up. Working takes quite a bit out of you," he said.

"You're only able to train once a day and your diet substitutes to whatever you're eating at work. Once we got to the stage of getting opportunities, it was the case that whatever opportunity came was what we were taking.

"That's why we're obviously up at 140 pounds. Now we're at a position where I've been at that top level, the guys are just a little bit bigger than me every time now. They're making just that little bit more of a sacrifice, probably weight-wise, than I was having to make.

"I'm full-time. I've obviously got nutritionists on board, able to train twice a day, living the proper life now. That is the move that we're going to make."

Padley stepped up to 140-pounds and upset the red-hot Mark Chamberlain over 10 rounds on the undercard of Daniel Dubois' fifth-round knockout of Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium last September.

Five months later, he answered a late-notice call and flew to Saudi Arabia before being stopped in the ninth round of a title fight with WBC lightweight champion and pound-for-pound star Shakur Stevenson.

He remained at 135-pounds for his stoppage of Marko Cvetanovic on April 20 but has decided his chances of succeeding at the highest level will be helped by dropping down to junior lightweight.

"When you get to that top, top level, it's little tiny percentages that just tip you over," he said.

"If someone's got a bit of size and a bit of extra mass on when they're just as skilled, that's when it obviously starts tolling on you. I want to get back to that world stage. I've had a taste of what it feels like to be involved in events like that. That's the aim, do whatever I can to give myself the best advantage - that's what 130-pounds is going to do."