JOHN Brennan hopes to take another step toward a challenge for the Southern Area title when taking on Geiboord Omier in Watford this Saturday.

Brennan, 32, meets Nicaraguan Omier in a six round super welterweight contest at the Woodside Leisure Centre just six weeks after a knockout win against Andrei Hramyka.

The Don explained that he and his manager, Derek Waddel, have mapped out a route to the Southern Area title, a fight which could happen this summer, with the possibility of two more bouts between now and then.

He told the Observer: “There’s a show n Chigwell this July and we hope to put in an offer to fight for the Southern Area title then. I just don’t know at what weight yet.

“I’ve had a good chat with Derek and want to get my ranking and record up so I can fight for a decent title before the end of the year.

“I will provisionally get two more fights out the way first and possibly one on the continent depending whether or not it fits in with the dates for my programme.

“That will be put on the backburner for now though and I will leave the negotiations to Derek. I’ve been training for this fight and will take another look afterwards.”

He added: “I feel like I’ve come on leaps and bounds under Gary Dawson (trainer). He’s not got the recognition he deserves but he’s probably the best coach I’ve ever had.

“Gary might not be to everyone’s liking but the partnership we’ve got is seamless.”

Omier, 29, has won just four of his 30 professional bouts and is on a six-fight losing streak, his last win came in July last year, but Brennan refuses to underestimate his opponent.

He said: “It will take something monumental to get him out the ring, but if I smell blood, then I will go for the kill.

“If not then I will comprehensively out-box him because the win is all I’m thinking about.”

Brennan continued: “I had one week off after my last fight to sort out footballing matters but was back in the gym the next week so my training camp has been rolling on.

“I’ve been training hard and the weight has stayed down, so I’m looking and feeling good.

“I need a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow to keep busy. I’ve not had that before but it’s been easy for me to keep on rolling with provisional dates set out. I'm used to training hard so I know what it's like.

"I feel fast and it has just been a case of keeping my body topped up and at its optimum, so I should be getting similar results."

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