The next 12 months could be crucial in the career of promising Scottish middleweight Craig McEwan after another victory on Saturday.
Scottish middleweight looking for UK exposure in 2010
The next 12 months could be crucial in the career of promising Scottish middleweight Craig McEwan after another victory on Saturday.
The Edinburgh-born McEwan took his record to 17-0 when beating the previously undefeated James Parrison in Quebec, on the undercard of Lucian Bute's successful IBF super-middleweight defence.
The Scot, who is based in Los Angeles, is in good hands under the training of Freddie Roach while he is promoted by Oscar de la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions.
Saturday's victory is expected to boost his ranking as he looks to step up to the next level in 2010, starting with a possible fight in January on the same bill as Shane Mosley v Andre Berto.
"It's a Golden Boy show so we're seeing if that comes off," he said. "We just have to sit down and plan but I'm staying in LA over Christmas and after taking the next couple of weeks off I'll go back training."
McEwan has done all his fighting in America so far but De La Hoya is keen to get the 27-year-old exposure in the UK where the division is loaded with talent such as Matthew Macklin, Andy Lee and Darren Barker.
"I'm happy at 160 but it's a tough division," he added. "There are a lot of big names in there that make it interesting but I'm confident I can hang with anyone.
"I'm training alongside Amir Khan and Manny Pacquiao which is a great experience and I'm just letting it rub off, learning from them and hopefully I'll reach my goal.
"I've been speaking to Oscar and he told me to just keep building and building, get to 20-0 and maybe start thinking about (Juan Manuel) Marquez (versus Ricky) Hatton, if that comes off, being on that card in Manchester in the summer.
"So that would be a perfect time to showcase myself in Britain.
"It's all talk at the moment but things are looking up and I just have to keep my feet on the ground, go with the flow and keep winning and keep learning.
"For now, though, I'm happy to take it fight by fight and to have been fighting on a big card in Canada and beating a good, decent opponent, an unbeaten guy."
