By Terence Dooley
Frankie Gavin takes on Peter McDonagh at Wembley arena on February the 13th and the former World Amateur Championships winner hopes to fight for a title at some point in 2010. Gavin, 5- (5), has fared well during his fledgling career, a win over McDonagh, who has mixed in title class, should push ‘Funtime’ up the rankings.
“I’m ready to make the move,” said Gavin when speaking to Sunday Mercury.net. “People will look at my record and say I am inexperienced, but my amateur fights were like having ten or fifteen outings as a professional. Some of the guys I beat as an amateur were well beyond British title level.”
He continued: “The only thing that is holding me back right now is my lack of rounds, but once I get a few more under my belt then I’ll clean up domestically. I’d fancy my chances now against Daws or Cook. I’ve just got to keep on beating the fighters that Frank Warren puts in front of me, and I’m sure that come the end of the year I’m going to be in a strong position.
“The British title has always been a special one to win, and I definitely want to fight for it and win it. I’ve got a big fight against Peter McDonagh coming up because he’s fought for a couple of titles and is a decent name. If I can do a job on him then I can send out a statement to all the domestic guys between 140 pounds and 147 pounds.”
Gavin, 24, has slick southpaw skills, he is also a tough hombre, as shown when battling through a bad cut in his pro debut, and is the pick of the young prospects in the eyes of many boxing pundits.
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