STOURBRIDGE welterweight Sam Eggington is targeting a convincing victory over Birmingham rival Frankie Gavin to fire himself back into British title contention.

The pair will meet at Birmingham's Barclaycard Arena on October 22 in front of the Sky Sports Cameras.

Eggington and Gavin were scheduled to meet for Eggington’s British and Commonwealth titles last October but injury to Gavin set their careers on different paths.

Gavin was forced onto the side-lines through issues outside the ring but teamed up with Max McCracken and, like Eggington, returned to action in July in Leeds to set up their hotly-anticipated fight.

With Eggington desperate to regain his British title and Gavin plotting a route back to World title contention, there’s plenty at stake for both men – not least bragging rights in the second city.

“I’m delighted that the fight with Frankie is finally here,” said Eggington.

“I want to get that British title back and win it outright, and I know that I need a good win to get back into contention.

“I can’t wait to get in there with him. I’m not known for talking too much because I don’t think you should trash talk, but Frankie’s said a few things about me and it’s got my back up to be honest.

“I don’t mind him having a go at the way I box, but he’s said some personal stuff about me and that’s got me annoyed, and now I am going to punch him from pillar to post. There’s no reason to get personal, maybe he’s trying to do it to throw me off my game but it’s going to backfire on him. If he’s going to dig me out personally in interviews then he’s going to regret it on fight night because I’m going to do a job on him.

“I trained hard for the Skeete fight but I had the wrong mentality for the fight. I’ve learnt from that and it’s not going to happen against Frankie, it was a good time for me to learn that lesson.”

Tickets are now on sale for the clash priced at £40, £60 and £100 with VIP tickets priced at £150.