Stuey Hall says his fairytale rise will continue when he takes on Jamie McDonnell in the first Saturday Fight Night of the season.
Hall ready to add McDonnell's title to his fairytale story
Stuey Hall is ready to break into boxing's big time up as he takes on Jamie McDonnell in the first
Saturday Fight Night of the new season.
The British bantamweight champion has been calling out his Commonwealth and European counterpart for months and finally gets his chance to become a triple title holder at the Doncaster Dome, live on
Sky Sports HD1.
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Hall only turned pro three years ago at the age of 28 and has won all 11 bouts so far. He has already reached his initial target of winning the British title and says that with the help of trainer Mike Marsden, his fairytale rise can take him even further.
"Mick has changed my life," he said. "I got lucky meeting him and he is one of the most straight up persons you'll ever meet. He is a really nice bloke and knows so much.
"I turned pro and spoke about a Lonsdale belt. That became the target and nothing else mattered.
"Things have gone brilliant for this fight and it is onwards and upwards for Mike and me."
Hall is conceding home advantage in Yorkshire on Saturday and knows this will be the toughest test of his fledgling career.
Avoiding
McDonnell, who will be making the second defence of his titles, been accused of running scared after a nervy ringside interview following his rival's win over Ian Napa back in April.
The Doncaster man has laughed off the TV performance but has been taking Hall's taunts very seriously - and says they will spur him on to confirm his standing as Britain's best bantamweight.
"I'm ranked number eight by the WBA and I'm not avoiding anyone - let alone Stuey Hall," he said.
"With Stuey chirping off, I've got the fire in my belly. I really want to go and do a job on him - he has got me angry.
"He's been calling me out, doing this, doing that... I just want to beat him and shut him up."
McDonnell brings the greater championship experience to the ring, having gone the distance in three of his last four title fights.
He holds impressive wins over Napa, Jerome Arnould and the excellent Stephane Jamoye, having recovered from devastating back-to-back losses to Chris Edwards and Lee Haskins in 2007.
Hall was not even boxing then, but can boast two wins over Martin Power and has stopped four in a row since beating Napa to become British champion in June last year - a title McDonnell had relinquished a few months earlier.
