FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Romeo Romaeo (pictured) has been training with Joe and Enzo Calzaghe in their Newbridge gym after becoming a junior British champion.

Joe Calzaghe reached the top of the world boxing tree under his father's guidance.

Tony dreams he will one day emulate those achievements with his own son.

Romeo, who now boxes for Wales, stopped Scotland's Craig Cox in the semi-finals of the British Championships in Cardiff, before easily seeing off another Welsh fighter Kyle Richards in the final, on points by 11-3.

Fighting in the 1995 birth year class (57kg weight), Romeo had to give away height and reach to his rivals, but not class.

Becoming a British champion means the Bream teen should be preparing for the World Amateur Championships in Azerbaijan later this year.

However, because he is the only Welsh qualifier he does not know if he will be able to go.

Romeo previously boxed for England, but his father Tony withdrew him from a training camp in Sheffield following a disagreement over his son's dietary requirements.

Romeo, who is schooled and trained at home by his father, has never had a spoonful of sugar in his life, let alone fast food.

Tony said: "Romeo is English and should be representing England. We did not turn our backs on England, but England cannot look after his needs."

It should be a pivotal time in Romeo's amateur boxing career, but both the fighter and his father say they are not bothered about going to the Olympics.

Instead, their thoughts are already fixed on turning pro as soon as Romeo is 18.

"Romeo trains three times a week with Enzo who is taking quite a keen interest in him," said Tony.

"He's also being coached by Brian Coleman, who used to be Joe Calzaghe's cuts man."

Romeo already has a worldwide following, but he also gets hate mail.

Tony said: "We get good and bad.

"A lot of people don't like us but I received a letter from the producer of the Pirates of the Caribbean wanting to get in touch."