By Dean Parr

On Friday night, on the undercard of Rendall Munroe's WBC Super Bantamweight title eliminator against Victor Terrazas, Sheffield's Liam 'Cannonball' Cameron, 3-0 (0 early), will aim to impress in his four rounder with the sturdy Alex Spitko, 7-22 (5 KOs).  He is looking forward to getting in the ring.

"I can't wait for it," he enthused.  "Everything's gone well.  I've been sparring with Kell Brook and Clinton Woods, and there's been no colds or anything [unlike in the run up to his last fight, where a cold marred his preparations].

Cameron continued to explain how valuable it is for him to spar someone the calibre of ex-world title holder Woods.  He beamed, "It's unbelievable because he makes you make mistakes because he's got that experience.  If you spar someone not as good as you, they won't make you do stuff wrong like he does, but sparring someone like Clinton helps you to work on those mistakes.  I've been working on stuff, and I've got Alex Spitko, who's tough, and the number one Latvian."

The sturdy Spitko, who scored a stoppage victory over Bret Murphy in his last outing, is someone Liam is convinced he'll be able to work out, and use the skills that won him the ABAs to take home the 'W'.

"I just think he's going to come and run at me," he admitted.  "I've heard he's got a big right hand, so I'll be coming over the top of that when he throws it.”

"I'll use my skills," he carried on.  "I think if I hit him, he's durable and won't go down.  I see me using my jab and opening him up because he's a bit careless in coming forward.  It could be a stoppage, but we'll have to see what he brings on the night.  Matt Scriven's his trainer, so I don't know what he'll be telling him.  It's definitely my toughest fight to date."

The prospect of being on a big undercard is something that the 'Cannonball' is looking forward to as well.  "It makes it better because most people who are interested in boxing will be watching, the press and TV are there, and hopefully I can show them what I've got," he asserted.  "People say that I get matched hard, and I think my record shows that I'll box any tough person."

Indeed, Cameron is convinced that Spitko's toughness will play into his hands.  "I think he's the right opponent for me to look good against," Liam stated.  "He's tough but he's careless and makes mistakes.  I think that I box better when I'm careful too.  In my last two, I just charged at them carelessly which wasn't as good."

The Sheffield middleweight is enjoying life as a pro, and doesn't see a massive difference between the paid and unpaid ranks as some fighters do.  "I think they suit me the same," said Cameron. "In the pros though, you can box journeyman who don't throw anything and when they do you're not expecting it, so when I step up I think it will be better with people coming for me more."

Down the line, Liam wants to headline huge bills like the one he takes part in tonight.  "In my first fight I topped the show in my hometown and that was good, and I think I'm ready for title-fight crowds now of a couple of thousand," he declared.  "It will spur me on and I won't get nervous.  I've had too many amateur fights for that, and I was chucked in with the best and beat the best.”

"Every day I'm thinking about titles," he continued, confirming his ambitions.  "I can't wait to hold one.  I think the extra distance will suit me well to.  I've been doing fights with two minute rounds as well, and I've been pleading with them to let me do threes, because in the amateurs I stopped them at about three minutes because as they were tiring I was coming on stronger.  It takes me a bit to get going."

Supposing all goes well in tonight's contest, Liam may get to step back in the ring as soon as mid-June.  "I think I might be on the Jamie McDonnell bill if he boxes in Doncaster," he revealed.  "That will be good with him having three belts."

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