A quick return to ring for Lee Glover

Tipton super bantamweight Lee Glover's goal of having five fights in his debut year will call him back into the ring next week - just 19 days after his last bout.

Glover will go for number four against the experienced Pavels Senkovs at the Aston Wood Golf Club in Sutton Coldfield on Wednesday, with three wins already in the bag after rolling over Stoyan Serberzov in Burton-on-Trent on October 29.

And the former amateur star will see out 2010 at 5-0 is he can see off Yannis Lakrout at Birmingham's Holiday Inn on December 20.

It's the fast track that was much needed for the former ABA semi-finalist and Midlands champion, who spent a year out of the ring turning from amateur to pro after being refused a licence by the British Boxing Board of Control for failing a brain scan.

There's even talk of shots at the vacant Midlands title early next year and a crack at the English crown later in 2011, so there really is no time to waste for Glover.

He said: "This is what you have to do to get up there, box whenever and wherever they want you to. I won't say no, I will take on the challenge.

"But I am enjoying it and that's a really good sign, but I am still trying to catch up at the moment.

"I am just in the learning stage of my career at the moment, after every fight I feel I have learned and improved.

"Hopefully I can get through these two fights and get out again in January or February."

'The Tipton Slasher' will step up to featherweight for the second fight in succession to face Senkovs, a much heavier opponent who would struggle to make super bantam.

However, Glover himself boxed mostly at feather as an amateur, before stepping down a weight at pro level.

Facing Lakrout in December will see him slim back down to the 8st 10lbs limit, but first comes his four-rounder with Senkovs.

The tough Latvian is looked upon as a learning curve having fought Cradley's Chris Male in his professional debut, before three separate meetings with Midlands champion Del Rogers.

Senkovs is rarely floored and can punch a bit himself, but that was also the case with Glover's last opponent.

Serbezov was hurt by Glover's power that night and, had he moved in for the kill instead of backing off, the fight would most likely have been stopped.

Lesson learned for the 23-year-old, who has vowed not to make the same mistake again.

He said: "I would like to think I have got a lot more power, so I will use my ability and then look to use my strength.

"Hopefully I will have learned from my last fight and get the stoppage this time.

"Maybe I will get the chance to use a few things we have been working on in the gym."