DANNY Little admits now is the time for him to show how lethal he can be as he prepares for December's British Masters bout.
Part of his preparations is a keep-busy fight against Nathon Smith on the 'Point Of No Return' bill featuring Tommy Coyle and Olympic champion Luke Campbell.
'Lethal' Little will take on an as yet unknown opponent on December 20 for the British Masters title and he is out to prove he deserves his shot, despite losing his last two bouts.
"I'd like to think I can show my lethal side against Nathon," Little told the Mail.
"I have a British Masters title fight and it would be nice to go into it with a win.
"Getting a win after losing my last two fights will be special.
"The defeats I've had have come against really good experienced boxers and I have learned a lot from them. I'm not fazed about facing anyone in the ring.
"I'm not sure if the public have seen the best of me as a boxer so this would be a good time to put that right.
"I need to box well so I can get more people following me ahead of my title fight just before Christmas."
Little and Smith have met before as amateurs five years ago in the Yorkshire finals.
Smith was victorious then, but Little has moved on.
He has gone the distance in all six fights he has fought and is confident he can use that to his advantage against Smith, who has won all five of his previous fights and has a knockout finish – which is something Little is still waiting for.
Patience has been the key for Little before now, and he is willing to bide his time against Smith.
"I'll be patient if I have to," Little said.
"I have gone all the way in my previous fights and that will serve me well.
"It has helped my fitness get to where I want it to be.
"The knockout blow hasn't come for me just yet and if it does this time, then I will take it.
"But I won't go looking for it if it isn't there.
"There is so much on the line now that I'm professional and I don't want to blow it by going for the knockout."
As part of his preparations for this fight, Little has made some changes to the way he goes about his business, hoping it will help him improve his record to four wins from seven professional fights.
"I'm doing more strength training ahead of this fight," Little said.
"I've changed my diet and I'm not drinking milk any more. I'm also eating different carbs to help me get down to my fighting weight of 10st 6lbs.
"Achieving that won't be difficult as I'm always training and the weight comes off quite easily."
