'Prince' Naseem Hamed reveals 'regrets' about rift with trainer Brendan Ingle as film 'Giant' is released in UK

'Prince' Naseem Hamed has admitted he 'regrets' how his relationship deteriorated with iconic trainer Brendan Ingle.

The much-anticipated movie 'Giant' was released this week in the UK, chronicling the complex relationship that the world champion fighter shared with Ingle, who took Hamed under his wing at the famous Wincobank gym in Sheffield.

After turning professional at just 18, Hamed became European champion at 20 before knocking out Steve Robinson in the eighth round a year later to become WBO featherweight world champion in 1995.

One of his best wins came against Kevin Kelly in 1997 at Madison Square Garden when, having been knocked down three times, he recovered to stop the American in the fourth round to defend the WBO title.

But the relationship turned sour between fighter and trainer, with the pair splitting in December 1998 due to increasing tensions.

After the painful split, Hamed would fight just six more times including a humbling defeat in his penultimate bout at the hands of Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera in 2001.