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Monday, 26 June 2006 |
Gary Lockett faces Ryan Rhodes at Cardiff Millennium Stadium  WBU middleweight champion Gary Lockett says has got over his lack of confidence in time for his 8 July fight with Ryan Rhodes at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
Cwmbran fighter Gary Lockett, 29, became one of Britain's most valued boxers after he won his first 16 fights, however, a loss of direction caused him to take a hammering from Yuri Tsarenko in 2002, but now Gary Lockett says he is back on track again.
"It's been a long road - we all battle our own demons - but every big win builds confidence," Gary Lockett said.
"The key to me is to relax, then I can land my knock-out punches, I've always known I've got that power.
"Ryan's a good opponent, but I'm very confident of a win and will then look to bigger and better things, I'm moving up the rankings and want a world title," Gary Lockett explained.
Gary Lockett's incredible early career at light middleweight began in 1996 and seemed to peak in 2002 with a dramatic fourth-round KO of Kevin Kelly, however, just two months later he lost a split decision to Yuri Tsarenko, in a bout that left him needing 40 stitches and medical treatment for a broken knuckle.
"I thought about quitting, but I realised I'd been doing it all wrong - training, diet, everything," Gary Lockett said as he explained his reasons for his downhill slide and optimistic comeback now.
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