"I'll win Prizefighter in style, so Theophane has to fight me next," says Adil Anwar

There's bound to be fireworks in Wolverhampton on Saturday night, when the Wolverhampton Civic Hall hosts this year's first instalment of the popular Prizefighter series, where eight light-welterweights will be going head-to-head in a battle to be the last man standing, and Prizefighter champion.

The field contains eight quality fighters who all have a realistic chance of picking up the trophy, and the £32,000 winner's cheque.

There is also another carrot being dangled for the winner - a potential shot at current British light-welterweight champion Ashley Theophane. Leeds-based stylist Adil 'Platinum Kid' Anwar took time out of his busy Prizefighter training schedule to give us his thoughts on next Saturday night's competition.

JB: How has your training camp gone?

AA: Everything has gone to plan. I can't wait for next Saturday night now. All the hard work's been done in the gym. I'm in terrific condition thanks to my manager and trainer Mark (Bateson) so now it's just a question of delivering the goods on the night. I've had some immense sparring with Bradley Saunders, and Mark and Ronnie Heffron, and some of the boys down at the gym, so I'm feeling confident. My weight's exactly where I need it to be, so I won't have any excuses come Saturday night.

JB: What do you think of the other fighters in the competition?

AA: Dale Miles is a southpaw who has a decent dig on him, but I think I'll be able to box his ears off because he's a bit static. Huddersfield's Tyrone Nurse is a good friend of mine, and he's a quality operator. We've sparred together on many occasions and it's been really competitive. He puts his shots together really well. I hope we get to meet in the final. John Watson's stepping up a weight after two losses at lightweight and I think he'll be dangerous. The rest of the fighters know that this is their last chance of getting another title shot, which makes them all dangerous.

JB: What about your domestic rivals who aren't in Prizefighter?

AA: Nigel Wright is the English champion and he's awkward, but I think he has some medical problems to sort out before he can defend his title. (Wright has retired due to failing his medical after a brain scan showed some irregularities - Ed.) Steve Williams is fairly tough, and he's just beaten Karl Place in a British title eliminator, but I'd fancy myself to beat him. Lenny Daws and Jason Cook are decent, but the fight I want after I win Prizefighter is Ashley Theophane. I am ready for him now! I have vacated my English welterweight title so that I can focus on getting a shot at Theophane. Ben Murphy has show us all that Theophane is very beatable. The difference between me and Murphy is that I'm a proper light-welterweight and I won't run out of steam like he did.

JB: Didn't you forget to mention Curtis Woodhouse?

AA: Curtis Woodhouse? Ha ha. He's all mouth and no action. We've offered him a fight in the past and he turned it down. He's only got where he has because of his mouth. He wouldn't even lay a glove on me!

JB: What made you decide to take up boxing?

AA: My dad was a boxer and he took me to the gym when I was about 13 years old and I've boxed ever since.

JB: I believe you now have a full management team behind you?

AA: Yes, I am really lucky because I have some fantastic people looking after me. I have Mark (Bateson) as my manager and trainer. Mark's been there since day one, and I owe him a lot. He gave me my 'Platinum Kid' nickname! He's often helped out at the gym by Martin (Bateson), Marc (Reed) and Rakesh (Patel). I also now have Niyaz (Raof) acting as my agent. He looks after the sponsorship side of things and he's recently got me sponsorship deals with JCT600 Aston Martin, HiDefinition Sports and West Yorkshire Security. All I do now is worry about fighting, and everything else gets looked after by my team!

JB: What is your prediction for Prizefighter?

AA: Not only do I know that I will win, I know that I will win in style. I expect to win all three fights by knockout.

It's almost time for the talking to stop, and the action to commence. Will 2012 be a platinum year for the Platinum Kid? We might find out on Saturday night.