Frankie Gavin insists he will have 'nothing to prove' when he makes his professional debut in the New Year.
Brummie says he has nothing to prove after weight change
Frankie Gavin insists he will have 'nothing to prove' when he makes his professional debut in the New Year.
The Birmingham bomber carried all before him in the amateur ranks but was forced out of the Olympics on the eve of the Games after finding it impossible to make the lightweight limit.
But stepping into the paid ranks means a move up to light-welterweight will be no problem for the 23-year-old, who believes he has the talent and the power to become a star at the 140lb limit.
"I'm not sure what other people think but I don't feel I've got anything to prove," he said.
"I never got beaten for a few years (in the amateurs). I'd already beaten the kid who won the Olympic gold and also beat lads who won medals at the weight above.
"I think people who know boxing will know I did my best. I'd been fighting at the weight for six years, since I was 17, and it's hard to keep at that weight.
"It was time to move up (in weight categories) - it was a shame it came when it did, rather than a couple of years earlier or (a) month later. I did my best.
"Making the weight won't be as hard now. It will still be tough to do but when I'm down there (to around 10 stone) I'll be fine."
Gavin has made a good early impression under the gaze of fledgling Manchester-based trainer Anthony Farnell, and believes he has already improved as a boxer.
"The sessions are a lot longer but you aren't going at it as hard so you don't really get out of breath until you do six or seven rounds," he said.
"Working on the pads is good, I can plant my feet a bit more now. I feel like I can punch a lot harder than when I first came here.
"It's hard but I think I've handled it well. But we won't know until my first fight. I can't wait, that is what it's all about."
