Friday night sees the third edition of Prizefighter on Sky Sports with the welterweights taking their turn in the spotlight.
Minter ready for hard night as Lomax intends to make most of chance
Friday night sees the third edition of Prizefighter on
Sky Sports and this time it is the welterweights' turn to step into the spotlight.
An eight-man field will be battling it out over three three-minute rounds to decide who will head home with the trophy and the £25,000 winners' cheque.
Former European light-welterweight champion Ted Bami starts as heavy favourite, although he can expect to face some stiff competition throughout.
Ross Minter certainly has high hopes of upsetting the odds at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, insisting he is not fazed by the shortened format.
Tough draw
The 29-year-old, the son of former world champion Alan Minter, knows he faces a tough opening round having been drawn against Nigel Wright.
"It's going to be a hard night's work," Minter told
Sky Sports News. "I think I've pulled the hardest fight out of the bag for the first fight.
"If I get through that then I've got another hard fight, then another hard fight after that - there's no rest.
"It will be like 15 minutes between each fight but that will suit me. I can stay warm and then get straight in there."
Favourite Bami begins his campaign against a late replacement in Andrew Ferrans, who stepped in after George Hillyard failed to make the weight.
Also on the bill is Michael Lomax, a 30-year-old southpaw from London who has suffered just one defeat in 13 fights as a professional.
Familiar Foe
He will face a familiar foe in tough Scot Craig Dickson having beaten the man from Glasgow back at the start of this year.
Now Lomax is planning to make sure history repeats itself as he attempts to make the most of his big chance, one he feels has been long overdue.
"This is my break," he said. "Everyone needs a break in their career and it's taken me six years to get mine. Now I've got it I'm going to grab onto it."
However Dickson is plotting a revenge mission on his way to the title, a result that would certainly please everyone in his household.
"It would be very nice - my wife would be very happy as well," he quipped. "I'd love it - £25,000 would be very, very nice."
The other bout sees Hartlepool-born Steve Conway, who has 44 fights under his belt, clash with 33-year-old Mark Lloyd.
