Former European champion Bernard Dunne has his sights set on retaining his title as he prepares for his latest comeback fight.
Dunne takes on Argentina's Damian Marchiano in the Hunky Dorys Fight Night headline bout at the National Stadium on 12 July.
Dunne is hopeful that an impressive win over Marchiano will take him a step closer to a fight with the man who now holds his old European Super Bantamweight title belt – England's Rendall Munroe.
'I want my old title back,' said Dunne. 'I hear Munroe's not all that keen on giving me an opportunity so we might have to just try and force his hand by waiting for the EBU to make me his mandatory challenger.'
Dunne has been impressed with what he has seen of Marchiano so far.
He said: 'I've watched a DVD of him and he's a very aggressive fighter. He likes to press the action and is constantly on the front foot. He likes to drag the other guy into his kind of fight.
'He's mixed in very good company and there's no shame in losing to the guys he has lost to.
'Abner Mares is very highly rated and one of the big up and coming stars in the US. Last time out he lost to Silence Mabuza for the IBO title, but for me Mabuza is probably the best bantamweight in the world right now and certainly the best puncher in that weight division.'
The undercard features a pair of Irish title fights as Jim Rock returns in a historic bid to become a four-weight Irish champion against Jonjo Finnegan.
Cavan's Andrew Murray bids for his second Irish title against current Lightweight champion Peter McDonagh.
