Postman McIntyre will strike on Friday

Kevin McIntyre is aiming to get his career back on track on Friday when he faces Brett Flournoy over six rounds at the Bolton Arena on the undercard of Jamie Moore’s European title defence against Ryan Rhodes.

McIntyre has only fought once so far this year, recording a second round stoppage of Jay Morris in his hometown of Paisley back in February.  Now the 31-year-old postman realises he needs a first class delivery on the Sky televised bill to put himself back in the mix for a shot at his old British welterweight title.

McIntyre said: “I am looking forward to getting active again.  There is a lot riding on this fight because promoter Frank Maloney has promised to put me into title contention if I get the win.  I’ve made the weight comfortably and my training has been really good.”

Flournoy, a southpaw like McIntyre, has not seen any ring action since May 2008 but the 30-year-old from Birkenhead on Merseyside has won all nine of his bouts with four of those wins coming inside the distance.

McIntyre added: “I don’t know too much about Flournoy except that he is a former ABA champion, and I haven’t seen any footage of him, but I certainly have the greater experience which I am sure will be a factor in the fight.”