Friday, December 19, 2008

Gavin is a future Star

Hot prospect Frankie Gavin says he is the future of British boxing - and will take up the reigns once the current crop of stars have retired. The 2007 world amateur lightweight champion makes his glittering professional debut early next year after signing terms with top promoter Frank Warren. His career will develop alongside those of fellow 2008 Olympians Billy Joe Saunders and Gold medalist James DeGale. And during a media work out today in Manchester, Gavin said the trio are the next generation of stars. "Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton are fantastic fighters," said Gavin. "But they will be coming to the end of their careers in the next year or so, and the search is already on for the boxers who are going to replace them. "I think that guys like James, Billy Joe and myself can step into their shoes and deliver the fights that the British public want to see. "It's not going to be easy getting to the top, but we've got the talent to get to world level, and we'll all be pushing each other on to get there. "I'm so excited about the next couple of years, because with the backing of Frank Warren, who developed Hatton, Calzaghe and Naseem Hamed into household names, we're going to get lots of publicity and the same kind of recognition that the top name fighters are getting at the moment. Gavin, 23, will be trained by Anthony Farnell in Manchester, and impressed when he was put through his paces today."We've got a great camp here with some quality lads in the gym," he added. "There's no cutting corners, and every day I've got to 110% on top of my game otherwise I get found out. "I've improved so much already, and I can't wait until my first professional fight because people are going to be really impressed by what they see."

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