'Westwood to Hollywood' quip from EK boxer as he prepares for Hydro bout

East Kilbride boxer David Jamieson has joked that he’s gone from Westwood to Hollywood as he prepares to defend his IBO Intercontinental title on the Hydro in Glasgow subsequent month.

The 30-year-old takes on former English champion Dec Spelman on the Glasgow area on Friday, Might 13, on the undercard when WBA and IBO tremendous welterweight champion Hannah Rankin defends her titles in opposition to Mexico’s Alejandra Ayala, and says it’s an amazing alternative.

Jamieson mentioned: “It’s an amazing home opponent, so it’s going to offer me a proper good gauge on the place I'm and breaking into the highest ten once I beat him.

“I’ve had my fights with journeymen however I’ve mentioned to [promoter] Sam Kynoch within the final 12 months that I wish to push on now, check the place I'm, see the place I'm and press on for titles.

“I’ve picked up the IBO, however that’s only a stepping stone for larger and higher issues.

“I’m seeking to get into the highest ten in Britain and go for the British title. That has been the boyhood dream of mine, so it could be good to take a step nearer to that.

Jamieson says he is seeking to get into the highest 10 in Britain and earn himself a title shot (Picture: Jim Diamond)

“It will likely be a very good one for the followers, and it ticks one other field. It will likely be one other 10-rounder.”

Jamieson says preventing on the Hydro is an enormous alternative for everyone concerned within the struggle evening and current an amazing likelihood to showcase their expertise.

He mentioned: “It’s an enormous alternative. To go from preventing within the Miners’ Welfare in Blantyre to the Hydro is Westwood to Hollywood stuff, isn’t it!

“It’s the type of factor that boyhood goals are manufactured from – it doesn’t actually get any larger than that. Preventing within the largest area in Glasgow is good.

Jamieson is trying ahead to preventing on the Hydro and says it is a huge alternative (Picture: DAILY RECORD)

“It’s a very good undercard, all the blokes who're there are lads that I got here by the Scotland squad with and on the newbie set-up.

“For me, that is us breaking onto public reveals, taking me from small-hall dinner reveals the place you’re having to promote tickets.

“That is an area, with tickets occurring TicketMaster, in order that undoubtedly takes the strain off.

“It’s very optimistic, it’s a step in the fitting route.”

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