London welterweight Bradley Skeete says he’ll be fired up when he features on the O2 arena show on Saturday February 28th. Skeete makes his return to the ring in his first fight since his close decision loss to domestic rival Frankie Gavin last November. Skeete believes that he’s learnt from the fight and knows that he must apply pressure eskeetearly
“It was a very very close fight and I believe that I did land the cleaner punches to win, but I shouldn’t have left it to the judges to decide and that it something that we have worked on for this fight.
“Gavin’s a very good and clever fighter, but it was more mentally draining than anything. He never troubled me at all and I certainly didn’t feel any power in him. Before the fight he said he was levels above me and I proved him wrong.
“I know the mistakes I made in the fight, I should have let my hands go more and earlier in the fight and I was too hesitant. If I’d pressed the fight more I know that the outcome would have been different, but that’s down to experience. Like I said, I landed the cleaner and harder shots and if you looked at his face at the end of the fight and then at mine that you’d have though that Gavin had lost
“I’m really fired up to win this title and show that I mean business by going straight back into the ring for the WBO European belt and that will get me a WBO ranking which I aim to build on this year.
“I’d love to have gone unbeaten in my career like Floyd Mayweather Jnr. or Joe Calzaghe, but in this day and age, a loss is certainly not the end of a career and if anything I’ve gained more respect.
“I’ve been working hard with my trainer Alan Smith and I believe that you’ll see a very different Bradley Skeete on February 28th at the O2 arena and get back to winning ways.”
