Liam Walsh-Maxwell Akuku at York Hall on October 23

Liam Walsh is thrilled with his first title shot - but says when he wins the belt he will give it to his mum.

Walsh will challenge for the Commonwealth super-featherweight crown at York Hall on October 23.

He takes on Maxwell Akuku, a Ghanaian with an imposing record.

But be believes he can take the belt back to Cromer in Norfolk.

"It will be unbelievable," unbeaten Walsh told local paper The Eastern Daily Press.

"I will give it every last breath I have got. I will come home with that title and I'm going to give the belt to my mum straight away.

"My mum is brilliant, she does everything for us. She has a trophy cabinet with all our stuff so it will go in there."

Walsh added that he expects Akuku to be the hardest fight of his career.

"I am under absolutely no illusions, this is obviously going to be by far the hardest fight of my career," he said.

"I am training and expecting to do the full 12, but if I get an opportunity to take him out at any stage there's no danger I will - as he will me. You certainly don't get paid overtime in this business."