Des Bowater vows to be Wolverhampton's best

'The Wednesfield Warrior' competes in his second professional contest at Wolverhampton Civic Hall next Saturday promising big things will happen.

The 21-year-old super featherweight certainly impressed on his paid debut, opening the BoxNation bill at Walsall Town Hall in late May with a points win.

His flawless over-the-distance victory came over tricky Scot Michael Stupart and 'D Bow' now goes up against another game fighter in Bristol's Harvey Hemsley.

Bowater regularly pitted his wits with top-class amateur prospects in national competition during his days representing Steve O'Rourke's Wodensborough ABC.

And the confident stylist believes it's only a matter of time before he's top of the bill in big fights at the Civic, having previously predicted he will win a world title.

He said: "I tell everybody I see that I am going to be the best thing to come out of Wolverhampton.

"I think I have the style, I can fight on the front or back foot and can punch and take a punch.

"It's going to be buzzing at the Civic and plus, being from Wolverhampton, I can build up a following.

"To be in the main event at the Civic one day would be a dream, the atmosphere is unreal."

Hemsley is considered another learning curve in a division that houses several twentysomething quick-hitters, even at small-hall level.

Bowater said: "I have watched him and I know he's going to come forward. My plan is to come forward, pick my shots and get the stoppage.

"I have got a boxing brain, he will run onto my shots and he looks wide open for the big right hand over the top, so I will be looking for that.

"At this weight, it's always a 1,000 shots a round but I think it's more exciting and gives people value for money."

Bowater features on a bill headlined by Dudley's Ryan Aston, 22, who tops a Civic prospects bill with the chance of winning his first title.

'Tank' competes for the International Masters middleweight belt against Portuguese-born Spaniard Yuri Pompilio over 10 rounds.

For more information and tickets, call the Civic box office on 0870 320 7000 or promoter Paul 'PJ' Rowson on 07976 283 157.