Martin Gordon has vowed to learn from past mistakes in order to win his first belt as a professional fighter.
The always-willing Brierley Hill welterweight has two fights penciled in to his diary in a space of three weeks and knows two wins will secure him another crack at a belt he so desperately craves.
Firstly, Martin makes the long trip to York on Saturday (May 14) to swap leather over four rounds with local hardman Matt Doyle, four wins from six (one draw), and then, on June 4, crosses swords closer to home, at Walsall Town Hall, against fellow Black Country scrapper Tom Bowen, 1-1.
A brace of contests that could make or break capable Gordon's immediate career goals.
"I've been told he [Doyle] is a good kid who has only lost once as a pro," said the 28-year-old former Lions ABC club captain.
"But he was stopped inside a round in his last fight (an 84-second dismissal by touted Glen Foot) so i'm going to put it on him from the opening bell. I'm certainly fit enough to go at a fast pace and cause an upset in his back yard."
And despite suffering back-to-back title defeats - a controversial ten-round points setback to Rob Doody (British Masters) and a retirement loss to Richie Ghent (International Masters) - and being out of the ring for 11 months, Gordon's confidence is at an all-time high.
Intense training with undefeated ex-pro Shaun Cooper has given the 13-fight boxer renewed zest - feeling re-charged, hungry and intent on living up to the promise he showed as a 100-plus-bout unpaid performer.
"Everyone in the gym says i'm a different fighter since i returned to training after the few months off i had off following the Ghent loss," he said. "I'm nastier and hungrier-than-ever for in-ring success.
"I've got Tom Bowen at the start of next month and the way i'm feeling i should beat him with something to spare. But it'll be a good scrap. Although he's easy to hit and slow, he has a big heart and he'll come to win so it'll be a good little Black Country fight.
"I'm 29 soon and I've been doing this since i was six, so will pack it in at 30 and go into coaching - giving something back to the sport that has given me so much.
"But i want another shot at a Masters title and, at my weight, that would mean meeting either of the Coventry boys: [former Midland Area and British Masters boss Sean] McKervey or [current British Masters welterweight king James] Flinn.
"That said, the fight i really want is against [West Brom southpaw Wayne] Downing. He's beat me twice as a pro and, to be honest, he didn't win either of those. A third fight with him with a belt on the line would be massive for me and i could finally set the record straight.
"I've made a few mistakes in the past but I've learnt from them," he roared.
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