Prizefighter is a platform for Sam Eggington
Stourbridge's Sam Eggington today vowed to use his Prizefighter experience as a springboard to a British title shot as he prepares for his next fight.
Just over a month after his last ring assignment, Eggington tackles his fifth professional contest at the HMV Institute in Birmingham next Sunday afternoon.
And the 19-year-old welterweight has had ring time with the nation's best to get him ready, sparring with English light welter champion Curtis Woodhouse.
The former Birmingham, Sheffield United and England under-21 footballer traded training blows with 'Sam the Man' on two separate occasions recently.
Eggington last boxed competitively as the youngest-ever Prizefighter entrant at Wolverhampton Civic Hall on January 19, losing on points to Dale Evans.
But a gusty display against Evans, who lost to Glenn Foot in the final, drew plaudits from boxing fans and writers alike and left Eggington with more confidence.
He said: "I believe I will get to British title level, I have no doubt about that, and Prizefighter has done a lot for me, to box on Sky Sports so soon was great.
"I have got a lot of new fans because of Prizefighter, it's been great, I have even had people from Finland contacting me on Twitter and Facebook!
"When I first spoke to Curtis before we sparred, he came up to me and my Prizefighter bout was probably the best he had seen for a three-round fight.
"He's one of the most exciting fighters around at this level, so that meant a lot to me. It's been good sparring, we have had eight rounds over two sessions.
"Curtis may be a weight smaller than me but he can really hit, he hit me the one time and I just felt knuckle, not the glove or anything."
Eggington will now get back to business in Birmingham against Newark-based Czech Vaclav Skromach, who made his debut at the same venue last year.
The durable 33-year-old is trained by former British super bantamweight champion Esham Pickering and his teenage opponent is ready for the long haul.
He said: "I want someone to test my fitness and conditioning and I might not be able to blast this guy out, he's a big man for the weight.
"If I can put him out, it would be nice, but I think he's there for me to have a nice, hard fight. It should do me the power of good.
"I have had a fight almost every month since my debut and that's how I want it, I can't sit about, I just want to stay on it."
