Gary Cully: I was born to do this!
Gary Cully says it is his destiny to reach the very top in boxing – as he prepares to face Viktor Kotochigov for the vacant WBO European lightweight title on Friday's huge #MTKFightNight.
Undefeated Cully (11-0, 5KOs) faces Kotochigov (12-1, 5KOs) at the University of Bolton Stadium next Friday, live in the US on ESPN+ in association with Top Rank, and worldwide on IFL TV.
It sees the 25-year-old look to take the next step in his professional career, and he's opened up on how confident he is of being successful.
Cully said:"I feel like I've got something that people don't have, and that you don't get very often. I can't explain what it is, I've just got something different. I've got the x-factor.
"I just feel like I've been born to do this. I'm excited to be tested and challenged this weekend, and as the level of opponents step up, you'll see better performances for me.
"99% of your performance is done in preparation, and I've prepared properly for this. I don't see anything stopping me. Since this time last year I have been working hard and I have improved a lot.
"I always said that in my career I would win the Irish title, the European title and then the world title, so I'm excited to win this WBO European title and have it on my mantlepiece for a few years."
Joining Cully-Kotochigov on the huge #MTKFightNight on Friday, Lewis Crocker defends his WBO European welterweight title against Deniz Ilbay, Isaac Lowe returns, Jordan Reynolds makes his professional debut against Robbie Chapman, Sahir Iqbal is back in action, Carl Fail enters the paid ranks for the first time against undefeated Jordan Dujon, and Mace Ruegg meets Johnson Tellez.
It kicks off a huge 7 days, as on March 19, a massive #MTKFightNight takes place, as Lee McGregor challenges Karim Guerfi for his European bantamweight title, and Maxi Hughes meets Paul Hyland Jnr for the vacant British lightweight title.
The event on March 19 also sees Padraig McCrory face Germaine Brown in a clash of unbeaten super-middleweights, Shabaz Masoud goes up against Louis Norman, Jamie Robinson fights Billy Allington, Paul Ryan makes his professional debut against Kyle Hughes, and William Hamilton returns.
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