Frankie Gavin has proven to be a slippery customer thus far in his pro career yet the light-welterweight prospect could not dodge the flu virus rocketing around the UK – a bout of flu forced him to pull out off a proposed fight against Wolverhampton’s Dean Harrison last weekend.
However, the Birmingham-born, Manchester-based prospect believes that it was a case of ‘Better safe than sorry’ when deciding to withdraw from the WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title showdown.
“The flu kept me out of the gym for nine days so [trainer] Arnie [Farnell] and [promoter] Frank [Warren] decided that it wasn’t worth the risk. I wanted to fight and believe that I’d beat Dean Harrison on a bad day but it is looking like I’ll be fighting in February,” sighed Gavin when speaking exclusively to Boxingscene.com.
‘Funtime’, 8-0 (7), prepared for the Harrison fight by sparring twenty-four rounds with Peter McDonagh, who went the ten round distance with then-English champion Lenny Daws last year.
“I’d had some great sparring with Peter McDonagh before I got ill. Peter had a good win over Curtis Woodhouse in October and we had some good rounds. This fight would have been the icing on the cake for me this year but I’ll be back strong next year,” stressed the southpaw stylist.
Indeed, Gavin has made no secret of his desire to challenge Daws, with the current British boss the number one name on Gavin’s 2011 hit list. “I want Harrison but can’t guarantee that he’ll be the opponent. I’d like it to be Lenny Daws but it is up to Frank [Warren],” revealed Frankie when asked about his next move.
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