After their sensational wins last Saturday night Nathan Cleverly and Kevin Mitchell will be introduced to huge sporting crowds in their home cities over the next seven days.
The new stars of British boxing and world champions of the future will respectively be half-time guests at Cardiff City Stadium and Upton Park on Saturday - and say one day they will return to headline blockbuster bills.
Cleverly will make a special appearance at Cardiff City's Championship clash with Barnsley in south Wales, while Mitchell will take to the pitch at West Ham's Premiership fixture against Hull. Both games kick off at 3pm.
New European light-heavyweight champion Cleverly will also meet the crowd at next Friday's big Six Nation's showdown between Wales and France at the Millennium Stadium.
"I watched Wales' thriller against Scotland last weekend before my fight, and it was a real inspiration," said Cleverly, who stopped Italy's Antonio Brancalion in five rounds.
"I think I could hear the roar from the crowd in my hotel room at Wembley Arena.
"I've been lucky enough to box at the Millennium Stadium before, and I'd love to be back headlining a show here in a world title fight.
"Equally, I love the atmosphere at Cardiff City Stadium, and a big fight there would be a dream come true as well."
Mitchell, who is on course for a shot at the WBO lightweight title in the summer, is a passionate West Ham fan and says he has long targeted a world title shot in east London.
"I'm supposed to be fighting Michael Katsidis next, and if he wants to come to Upton Park to get it on then I'm sure he'd be made very welcome," said Mitchell.
"But to be honest I'd fight him in his own back garden if it meant I could finally get my hands on a world title."
Prince Arron is confident his height and reach will see him cause an upset in the
Prizefighter Light-Middleweights tournament at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Friday, February 26.
The Droylsden fighter, whose real name is Arron Jones, is aiming to win three, three round bouts in one thrilling night of boxing and bank the £32,000 prize money live on Sky Sports.
The 22–year-old is one of the underdogs to win the eight-man tournament that features former British and Commonwealth champions.
But he said: "I’m very tall for a light-middle, 6ft 3inches, and I might go up to middleweight when the time is right. My height will be an advantage for this competition.
"As a boxer I’m tall and rangey with fast hands. My height and reach will cause anyone problems. There’s a lot of experienced boxers in this but anything can happen over three rounds.
"I also think the three round format will help me because I like to box. I’m not long out the amateurs and that could also help. I’ve got a good jab and I’m going to use it."
Arron, who only had 12 amateur bouts before turning pro in 2006, rates his best moment in boxing so far as his British Masters Middleweight Title triumph over Peterborough’s Cello Renda after ten rounds in 2007.
Renda went on to reach the Prizefighter Middleweight final in 2008 and Arron is taking confidence from that win ahead of his own Prizefighter campaign.
He said: "It was great for me to beat Renda when I was 19 and a natural light-middle fighting a middleweight. Cello went on to reach the Prizefighter final and then won an eliminator for the British title last year, so my win over him shows what I’m capable of. He probably only won two rounds of our fight but he then nearly won the Prizefighter.
"I’ve had a couple ups and downs in my career but since moving to trainer Bob Shannon it has been like a new lease of life for me."
Arron hopes a good display in the Prizefighter will set up a rematch with Birmingham’s Max Maxwell after being left unhappy with a draw in December.
He said: " I got robbed against Max Maxwell. It was never a draw."
OLYMPIC bronze medallist David Price returns to action next month after recovering from a hand injury.
Price (4-0) boxes a selected opponent at Leigh Indoor Sports Village on Friday March 19 on a Frank Maloney show being televised live by Sky Sports.
The 6ft 8in Liverpool boxer now hopes for an injury free year which will help him rise towards to summit of the British heavyweight rankings.
Maloney said: "David's right hand has been concerning him for some time, but it has now been sorted.
"I believe that David will hit harder than ever now and is determined to show that he is Britain's best heavyweight prospect.
"I saw David spar with another one of my hopefuls, Tom Dallas last year and he showed then that he is for real."
Price added: "I couldn't be any happier than where I am now, and once I get my wins into double figures I will start thinking of titles."
In an exciting top of the bill battle on the Leigh card Belfast's Martin Lindsay (15-0) risks his British featherweight title against in-form Welshman Jamie Arthur (16-2).
Other stars on the bill include former British super-middleweight champion Tony Quigley, British flyweight king Shinny Bayaar, Paul Edwards, Mark Moran, Karl Place, Rick Goddins and Kieran Farrell.
Tickets for are available for £40 and £80 ringside from 0871 226 1508 or www.frankmaloney.com
