Andrew Cain talks to GBN about his upcoming English bantamweight title shot at champion Liam Davies

Cain and Davies set to reignite their amateur rivalry

Unbeaten powerhouse Andrew Cain (7-0, 6KOs) has landed the fight he has been calling for against English bantamweight champion Liam Davies (10-0, 5KOs) on Saturday, October 9 in Birmingham.

Everton Red Triangle teammates Nick Ball (13-0, 6KOs) and Jack McKinlay (2-0), all trained by head coach Paul Stevenson, are also appearing on the same show promoted by Frank Warren.

The 25-year-old KO artist spoke to GBN about his first ever title shot as a pro:

 

You specifically called for this fight, so how happy are you that it's been made so soon?

“I’m happy, yeah, but it’s just another step to where I’m going, so I don’t even look at it as a big fight to be honest.”

 

You have a long-standing rivalry with Davies that dates back to the amateurs where you beat him three times out of three - does that give you the advantage going into this fight?

“Not really like, I said it in an interview that I wanted Liam Davies, but that was just to make it happen. I beat the kid three times in the amateurs, but that could work in his favour because he's got something to prove. We were teenagers then but we’re men now.”

 

What's your plan for the fight?

“I’m going to go in there and box his head off, win every round, like I always do, not giving anything away - it’s the same with every spar and every fight I’ve had since I was a kid – I had 60-odd in the amateurs. No one has seen me box yet, no one seen me able to box against someone half-decent, they’ve only seen me against journeymen. They’re all going to see who I am.”

 

Does having a title fight change your approach to training at all?

“It gives me a bit more of an incentive to train. I’ll do longer rounds in sparring, probably get a few 12-rounds spars in, but I love to fight, I love to be in there gritting it out, but every fight is just another opponent in front of me, doesn’t make no difference to me whether it’s for a title or not.”

 

You are part of the talented Everton Red Triangle gym in Liverpool where unbeaten featherweight Nick Ball also trains and closing in on titles at the same time as you are - how much of a boost is that to have such good sparring on the exact same level as you?

“It helps to have that camaraderie in the gym, definitely, the sparring is boss, but on the night, it comes down to just you doing the best you can do.”

 

Thanks for your time, Andy, anything to add?

“No just that I know I’m ready; been ready since I’ve been a little baby so bring it on!”

 

Trained Paul Stevenson, Cain’s last fight was on April 30, live on BT Sport for a second time, and he looked sensational as he battered Manchester’s Stephen Jackson (1-1, 1KO) for the full 12 minutes of the four-round contest at the York Hall in London, on the undercard of Sunny Edwards’ world title win over long-reigning IBF flyweight champion Moruti Mthalane.

It was Cain’s first time hearing the final bell as a pro, having previously knocked out all six of his opponents.

The 25-year-old from Liverpool was happy to get the rounds in and it was immediately after that last fight that he called out the English bantamweight champion and has now got exactly what he wished for.

Donnington’s Davies won the English strap in November 2020, retiring Sean Cairns in the sixth round. Since then, he has had two keep-busy fights with journeymen, in June and August this year, which both ended via second-round knockouts, so he enters into his maiden English title defence of the back of three straight stoppage wins.

Also on the card, Botswana-born Ekow ‘The Engine’ Essuman (15-0, 6KOs), from Nottingham, defends his British and Commonwealth welterweight titles to unbeaten West Midlander Danny Ball (10-0-1, 4KOs), and Brad ‘The Blade’ Foster (14-0-2, 5KOs) defends both his British and Commonwealth super-bantamweight crowns to Jason Cunningham (29-6, 6KOs), who puts up his European title in the winner takes all contest.

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