Bradley Skeete has set his sights on winning a world title - but only after he has won the British welterweight belt outright.
The south Londoner will make the fourth defence of his WBO European welterweight crown against Frenchman Alex Lepelley in Cardiff on July 16, in what will be his first outing since winning the British and Commonwealth titles against Sam Eggington in Birmingham.
World honours are very much on the agenda for the 28-year-old, but first he wants to make three defences of his British strap and win it outright.
"It's my first fight since winning the British and Commonwealth belts back in March and I'm looking to mark my return with a big performance," said Skeete. "I've got a strong rating with the WBO so it's important to make another successful defence of my European title and keep pressing on towards a world title shot.
"My ultimate goal is to win a world title - it's something I've dreamed of since I first started out in boxing. But now I've got the British title my short-term goal is to win it outright. I'll be making three defences of that and making it my own.
"The Commonwealth belt is a bonus that could open doors for fights against Africans, Canadians and Australians down the line, but right now my main concern is getting the Lonsdale for keeps. Unless, I'm offered something major, I want my next three fights after this to be British title defences and ideally two of them will happen this year.
"It [beating Eggington] was definitely the finest performance of my career. I'd really put the work in. My trainer Al (Smith) got the tactics spot on and I stuck to the gameplan. I possibly could have pressed it more to force a stoppage but that wasn't part of the plan. Besides, Sam's a very tough boy.
"As champion, I don't need to call out names. Let them call out mine. Frankie Gavin is the only blemish on my record (23-1) and it's a fight I still believe I won. I'd like to address that if it can be made but where is he? He's gone underground.
"I could fight Sam again and Dale Evans, who put up a very good challenge against Sam at short notice, also fights on the Cardiff bill so that could happen. Shane Singleton has returned with a couple of good wins but I think I beat all of them, especially fighting at home and with a champion's confidence. I intend to pick them off, one by one.
"I'm not looking past Lepelley, mind. I refuse to take my eye off the ball. I intend to make a statement for all those who are queuing up to take my belts."
Skeete is ranked eighth with the IBF whose champion is Sheffield's Kell Brook, while the WBO - whose current belt holder is Jessie Vargas - have him at number six.
And Vargas is a fight Skeete would certainly fancy.
"Look, Kell would be a fight too soon for me. I've always rated him. There are world champions and elite world champions and he's elite. I'm not chasing that. I don't want to run before I can walk," he said.
"But Vargas? Most definitely. If Sam Eggington had beaten me they were talking of getting him a world title fight so why not me?
"Vargas moved up from light-welter last year so he isn't massive and, like I say, my style gives anyone in the division problems. If I got my tactics right and performed at my best, I definitely think I could beat him."
The charismatic Londoner is also thrilled to be fighting on the same card as pound-for-pound superstar Guillermo Rigondeaux, who takes on Liverpool's James 'Jazza' Dickens.
"Rigondeaux is one of the modern greats of boxing and to be fighting on the same card as him is great for me. We might not get another chance to see him in the flesh in the UK so I'll be making sure I stick around to watch him take on Jazza," he said.
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