Gavin McDonnell is confident he will follow in twin brother Jamie's footsteps and become a world champion.

The Doncaster boxer puts his European super-bantamweight belt on the line against Jeremy Parodi in Sheffield on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports.

McDonnell (13-0-2KO4) has fought less than half as many professional bouts as WBA bantamweight champion Jamie but is already setting his sights on twin glory down the line.

"That's the plan," he told Sky Sports.

"Jamie has obviously set the bar high but it's up to me, it's my duty. It's every fighter's dream to become a world champion but because my brother has done it, I know if you work hard and push yourself, you can do it.

"I genuinely believe I can win a world title. That's why I got into boxing. I was always known as Jamie's brother but now I am starting to get credit.

"Following in his footsteps puts a lot of pressure on me for every fight but it also adds that extra motivation because I know I am going to be compared to him - and I want the comparisons to favour me!

"I want to be as good as my brother. I want people to be saying 'yeah, Jamie's good but look at his brother coming through'. "

Despite his lofty ambitions, McDonnell is adamant he is not looking beyond his second successive fight at the Sheffield Arena, against Parodi.

The Frenchman (30-2-1-KO9) has far more experience and took IBF world champion Carl Frampton six rounds when he last fought for the European title almost a year ago.

McDonnell has watched some of that fight but having boxed the full 12 rounds in four of his last five, is convinced he has what it takes to retain his title and take a big step towards world title level.

"I've looked at him but at the end of the day, I've got size and reach over him and the willingness to win.

"There's no way I am going to get beat, so if I'd never seen him fight, I'd still turn up knowing what I have to do to beat him. I am the champion and the champion for a reason, and if it comes down to it and it is a close fight, I will dig in and win the fight."

McDonnell says he would happily take on Frampton or WBA champion Scott Quigg, if their long-anticipated meeting falls through once again.

"If I got offered a fight with one of them, I'd take it tomorrow," said Gavin. "You don't refuse world titles.

"You can't because you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow and if I got offered it, I would take it, confident that I could win."

Gavin McDonnell fights before Chris Eubank Jr headlines the Sheffield show on Saturday on Sky Sports 1 HD at 8pm.