Harrow welterweight Jez Smith has returned from a training camp in Spain convinced he will knock out his next opponent.

The 22-year-old spent a week in Marbella preparing for his next fight at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Saturday, July 30.

The fight is scheduled for six rounds but Smith insists it won’t go the distance.

Smith said: “I don’t want to get the rounds in, I want to be explosive.

“I’m going to be throwing some big punches and this fight should be all over inside three rounds.

“I really want to kick on and fight for titles by the end of the year.

“I’m not in any rush, but I feel I’m ready to start climbing the rankings and fighting for titles.

“I want to get my name out there and get the big fights.”

Smith, who boxed in the European Schoolboy championships as an amateur, has won all seven fights in his professional career.

He currently trains with Dave Streatfield in Kings Cross and says that for future fights, he plans to prepare in Marbella.

Smith said: “I’ve come back feeling fitter and stronger than ever.

“I was training three times a day over there, running up mountains and doing circuits. There were no distractions. All I did was train and that’s what I need at this stage of my career.

“People are going to see a better Jez Smith at the York Hall this month.”

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