Maverick Stars ambassador Brad Rea is looking to make a statement when he faces Craig McCarthy on the undercard of Amir Khan v Kell Brook.

Brad, who has a perfect record of eleven fights, eleven wins, takes on his fellow unbeaten fighter at a packed AO Arena. It'll mark a big step up for a man who also works as a coach for Maverick Stars when his punishing training programme allows.

Coaching has always been a part of Brad's boxing life and the Stretford man attributes much of his success in the ring to his ability to train other fighters