Ronnie Heffron is delighted with his choice of turning professional two years ago even though he was being tipped for success at London 2012.
The 21-year-old welterweight saw former amateur team mates Luke Campbell, Andrew Selby and Anthony Joshua all win silver in Baku, Azerbaijan, at the World Amateur Championships.
He signed a professional contract with Frank Warren when he was just 19 and hasn’t looked back since with a busy month ahead including a Central Area title shot.
“I was really happy to see the lads win silver and bring in a record medal haul in the tournament,” he said.
“They all did fantastic in Baku and the country should be proud of what they achieved there. It looks very good for next year in London and I’m sure they will win gold,”
“For me, though, it has definitely been the right choice to turn professional, I’m unbeaten and have been rewarded with a title shot against Chris Johnson at the end of the month.”
Before his Central Area Welterweight title shot against Johnson at Manchester’s Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester, Heffron fights in a six-rounder on the Nathan Cleverly-Tony Bellew undercard at the Liverpool Echo Arena this Saturday, which is LIVE and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky Platform Ch. 456).
The unbeaten Oldham boxer says training has gone well and he’s looking forward to two fights in quick succession.
Heffron added, “Preparations have been going well ahead of both of these bouts and I’ve been training hard with Anthony Farnell. I’ve had some great sparring with Brian Rose, Dean Byrne and a couple of other unbeaten lads,”
“October 15th is going to be a six rounder but I’m more prepared for the longer distances with the title fight at the end of the month being 10 rounds and I’ve done plenty of twelve round sparring sessions as well,”
“After the bout on the 15th I’m going to be straight back in the gym on Monday to get ready to step back in the ring and win the title on the 28th,”
“Having the two fights so close together I think is a good move as I won’t pick up any ring rust and I’ll be fresh and raring to go.”
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