Wednesday 25 November 2015 15:03, UK
Terry Flanagan will defend his WBO world lightweight title against Derry Mathews in Liverpool on February 13.
'Turbo' (29-0-KO12) thrilled his fans by blowing away Diego Magdaleno in two rounds in his first defence in Manchester in October and will next tackle Mathews (38-9-2-KO20) in the challenger's home city.
Flanagan said: "I'm not writing Mathews off as he's a good and experienced fighter, he's held a version of the world title and he'll rise to the fight against me.
"Following on from the great win against Magdaleno, I'm looking to make another big statement against Mathews. His style is made for me and I can see myself breaking him down from the start and getting the stoppage."
It's a fight that I know I'll win, it's not going to be easy, he's a good fighter, but I know I can beat him
Mathews won the interim WBA lightweight belt in his last fight against Tony Luis in April and has held the WBU, British and Commonwealth lightweight titles in a rollercoaster 49-fight career which includes nine defeats.
He said: "Flanagan is a great champion, but I'll have to bring his brief reign to an end.
"It's a fight that I know I'll win. It's not going to be easy, he's a good fighter, but I know I can beat him.
"The fire is in my belly for this one and I'm hungry to win and prove that I'm the best."
