Gary Cully is looking to join Katie Taylor on a massive Croke Park card next year - and is hoping to fight for a world title on it.
The Kildare native faces France's Jaouad Belmehdi on the undercard of Taylor's bout with Karen Elizabeth Carabajal in London on Saturday night as he looks to take another step towards a world title shot.
Cully, who is coached by the undisputed lightweight champion's father Pete and is fighting under the Matchroom banner for the first time, thanked the Bray Bomber for "paving the way for Irish fighters".
He added: "I believe I put on a big performance back in March beating a former world champion, Miguel Vazquez, and I want to move forward towards world titles in 2023 so this is the right step in doing so.
"He's a 16-0 opponent, but I believe that these are the types of fights that I need and that I show up for so these are the fights that I want. I'm excited to put in a big performance."
On the possibility of fighting at GAA Headquarters next year, the 26-year-old stated: "It's been a vision of mine ever since I was a kid so to be able to actually see that as a possibility now is massive and like I said Katie has been leading the charge for over the past ten years. To share a card with her in Ireland would be history for Ireland. It would be special.
"I believe that it's a possibility now and it looks like it can happen so hopefully the Irish get behind us and we can fill Croke Park next year."
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