[1] Patterson was born to a Turkish Cypriot father and a Jamaican mother and holds British nationality.
He then left Fitzroy in mid 2010 and moved to Repton ABC due to the fact he thought he wasn't getting 'enough sparring'.
[3] He now goes to Peacock gym in East London and is managed by Martin Bowers.
He was asked to fight for Jamaica in the Commonwealth games as he was not picked for England, but at that point Patterson decided to go pro.
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