By Terence Dooley

Birmingham's Frankie Gavin believes he has the innate boxing ability required to upset Sheffield's Kell Brook when he challenges for the IBF welterweight title at London's O2 Arena on May 30.  The 29-year-old southpaw has told Sky Sports that he will beat "Special K" convincingly to bring the world title back to Britain's "Second City".

"I’ve trained hard," stated Gavin, 22-1 (13).  "I’m leaving nothing to the judges or anyone.  I’m willing to do whatever it takes.  I’m not thinking about Kell Brook, I’m thinking about me and what I’ll do—Kell’s in for a hard night.

"When I was an amateur, I was always at my best when up against the best opposition.  It’s just business, I’m coming to take his title.  He is a class act, he always pleases the fans, but he’s in the way of my destiny of being the best in the world.  I’m coming to win."

"I’ll win the title then defend here in September," he added while addressing his fans during Matchroom's bill at Birmingham's Barclaycard Arena on Saturday night.  "When I get the chance, I won’t let them down."

Brook, 34-0 (23), is making a voluntary defence of the title he won by decisioning Shawn Porter last summer; the 29-year-old stopped Jo Jo Dan in March (W RTD 4) in the first defence of his title and has kept true to his promise of a busy 2015 by taking the fight with Gavin.

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