Gary Cully is aiming to enhance his ever-growing reputation when he faces fellow undefeated fighter Wilfredo Flores on Saturday night.
The Kildare lightweight returns to the city where he recorded his impressive knockout win over former world champion Miguel Vazquez just under a year ago when he faces the American at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham.
Cully, who recently extended his promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing, was last seen in action when knocking out France's Jaouad Belmehdi, on the undercard of Katie Taylor's October victory over Karen Elizabeth Carabajal in London.
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The 27-year-old, who is trained by Taylor's father Pete, faces Flores for the vacant WBA Intercontinental Title as he looks to secure his place on the Bray Bomber's May 20 undercard in Dublin.
Speaking ahead of the fight, Cully said: "I’ve been gaining a lot of momentum. I’m here and I’m back in Nottingham, it’s good vibes for me. I was here last year fighting Miguel Vazquez – 2022 was kind of my breakout year but I feel like I’ve been putting in performances like that over the past five years of my career.
"I’ve fought undefeated guys, I’ve had my step ups, I’ve fought my former World Champions and all of this. I believe it’s a big step up for Wilfredo Flores and he’s going to be out of his depth on Saturday night. Too good, too big and too strong. 2023 is my year.
"There’s lots of talk about going back to Ireland and fighting back at home. It’s been a dream of mine to fight back in Ireland ever since I was a kid so I’ve been using that as massive motivation for this camp and to push that little bit harder. There’s some big fights coming at the back end of 2023 for me if I get through Saturday night.
"I come to bring excitement and entertainment every time I fight. I just heard Chev Clarke say he doesn’t go in there to knock people out he goes in there to box, but I come in to take your head off and it’s going to be no different on Saturday night. No disrespect to Wilfredo Flores but I believe I’m on a different level and I’m coming in there to take his head off on Saturday night."
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