Cian Lewis has referred to as for Teo Alin to hitch him on the home dance flooring.
The Navan native registered his tenth professional win at Leopardstown Racecourse final weekend and immediately reiterated his need to maneuver into extra significant fights over the following 12 months.
It’s been a want of the 22-year-old’s for a while, however he has struggled to seek out keen foes.
Now with Alin holding the BUI Celtic tremendous featherweight title, he believes he has the proper opponent and referred to as for the Cookstown native to ‘get it on’.
Talking to Irish-boxing.com after his newest victory, he stated: “Let’s get it on. You bought two opponents for the Celtic title, so let’s get it on. Or if not, he’d must vacate it.
“It’s been tough for me at featherweight… perhaps let’s step as much as tremendous featherweight,” he defined. “I’ll step up, we’ll combat for the Celtic at no drawback… I’m up for something. I’m prepared now. That is my yr.
“I simply wish to begin stepping it up now… begin getting titles. I would like it now.”
The Meath native has made no secret of his need to step up and has been sincere with regard to how laborious it has been to stay affected person in that regard.
“It’s irritating… as a result of it’s all profession boxing, you understand. Yearly issues — it’s not a typical nine-to-five,” he stated. “Let’s get as a lot fights as doable whereas I can.
Whereas Alin seems prime of the rapid hit checklist, Lewis confirmed one other home possibility might emerge, revealing his staff have already explored a combat with Lee Gormley.
“Jay stated he’s reached out to Lee Gormley, so perhaps that as properly,” he added. “I’m up for something… I wish to begin getting these titles. I’ve been calling it for too lengthy now.”
Regardless of restricted exercise final yr, the forer Ballymun novice insists he has remained ready and believes momentum is lastly constructing once more after the Leopardstown outing.
“Though I had one combat final yr, I all the time say I’m all the time working so I’m all the time prepared,” he stated. “Good begin — let’s simply hold the ball rolling, hold the fights coming.”
‘King’ additionally paid tribute to those that supported him on combat evening, including: “Huge due to all of the sponsors, large due to my staff, my coach… and everybody who come out right here tonight. It wouldn’t be doable with out all these guys.”
Alin has secured a BBBofC title shot and can combat Kane Shepard on April 4th in Cardiff, so a Lewis combat might not be on his radar as of but.
Hearsay additionally suggests Gormley has an enormous combat lined up on the undercard of Michael Conlan’s combat with Kevin Walsh in March.
