KID GALAHAD has vowed to become the greatest world champion to be rolled off the production line in Sheffield’s famous Ingle Gym.

     

The Steel City super-bantamweight, real name Barry Awad, takes on Australian Fred Mundraby in his hometown on Saturday night for the vacant Commonwealth title.
Galahad, 24, has already claimed the European belt in March with a points win over Spaniard Sergio Prado.
But he has set his sights on a much bigger title as he aims to become the latest world champion to come out of the Brendan Ingle gym in Wincobank, Sheffield.
Legendary trainer Ingle, 73, was the man who first introduced Qatar-born Galahad to the sport when he moved to Sheffield from Liverpool with his family at 13.
The Dublin-born boxing icon led Junior Witter, Johnny Nelson, Clinton Woods and Prince Naseem Hamed to world titles during a glittering career in the corner.
Ingle also trained Herol Graham, one of Britain’s best who never went on to win a world title.
He has since handed down control of the gym to his sons Dominic and John, who are overseeing the career of the undefeated Galahad.
The Sheffield super-bantamweight may not be the next world champion to come from the gym as Kell Brook is set to challenge for Shawn Porter’s IBF welterweight title this year.

     

But the ambitious fighter is planning to outshine all of Ingle’s previous stars, thanks to the early work of legendary trainer.
Galahad said: “From the age of 12/13 Brendan’s been telling me ‘If you want to be a great fighter, what you’ve got be in the boxing gym and do what we show you and what we tell you to do.’
“There are fighters like Johnny Nelson, Naseem Hamed and Junior Witter who have come through and been world champions in this gym.
“For me to be better than them I’ve got to out shine them and achieve more than they’ve achieved, so I have a hard graft in front of me.
“That’s the path I wanted to take from when I started boxing, that’s the path I’ve always said I want to take.
“I want to go out there and achieve more than these guys have achieved.
“My ultimate is to become a three or four weight world champion.”
Galahad, named by Ingle after the 1960s Elvis Presley film, knows he cannot overlook Mundraby, or his bold statement will look rather foolish.
He added: “It was only a few weeks ago that I had my last fight so I’m keeping the momentum going and everything is going good.
“We don’t have camps at this gym, we train like this all year round, training every day, so for me it’s just another day in the office.
“Fred Mundraby is the Australian champion, he’s tough, he’s ready, he’s fast, he’s tricky, he’s got every trick in the book and he’s coming to win.
“It’s another stepping stone to where I want to be and that’s a world champion and the Commonwealth title is a good title to have.”