Daily Sport sponsored WBA world bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell has hinted he could move up after Texas rematch.
Doncaster’s McDonnell has vowed to KO Tomoki Kameda in their Texas rematch tomorrow [Sept 6] which is being televised live on Sky Sports and wants to move up to challenge WBA super-batamweight champ Scott Quigg in an all British cracker.
McDonnell who got off the deck to retain his title against Kameda in Texas in May says he’s in Teaxs to make a statement.
“This is a massive fight and one I really wanted before looking at that move up to Super Bantamweight,” McDonnell told DAILY SPORT Boxing “The plan is to beat him again and then move up and I’d love the Scott Quigg fight; that would be a massive night.
“I’ve already proved that I belong at the elite level and it’s only four pounds, it’s not a massive difference and I am a big Bantamweight.
“I feel I am hitting harder, I’ve been working on my power in the gym and I feel it’s going to pay off. I’m always in great shape and I’ve been flying in the gym, I am really looking forward to this one, I feel I have a lot to prove still even though I am a two-time World champion. We’re here and we’ve settled quickly and I am just going to soak it all up and I really feel that I am going to destroy him on Sunday.
“We know each other inside out because we’ve done 12 rounds. I can’t be sloppy, I’ve got to stay focused. I’ve got to forget the first fight because he’s going to bring his A-game to the table and so I am so it could be a totally different fight to the first one.
“I think it will be a fast paced fight, I started too slowly last time so I don’t want that to happen again. I believe I will stop him late on, I took him into the trenches last time but I didn’t put it on him enough. I think I will make that big statement and then move up.”
