MANAGER and promoter Keith Mayo says his work is only half complete ahead of his next show at the Oasis on Friday, March 23, writes PETER FOLEY.

This will be the first time the Horseshoe Gym supremo has had a quartet of his own fighters on a Swindon bill - a target he has strived for since his inaugural show in the town in October 2008.

Mayo said: “My eventual aim is to promote a bill in Swindon with all eight fighters coming from my own gym.

“Then the second target is an entire card of Swindonians boxing professionally in their home town.”

But he is realistic about achieving that goal and acknowledges it will not happen overnight.

He said: “We have the facilities in place at Greenbridge with two trainers in Islan Etuyev - a former Soviet Union light-welterweight champion - and Joe Wrona, who has decades of experience behind him.

“And the talent is there in the town to marry with the infrastructure we already have in place.”

Heading the bill on March 23 is Kelvin Young, a successful product of the Penhill amateur gym where he previously trained with Wrona.

And he is hoping to capture his second pro title when he faces Bristol’s Martin Robbins for the vacant Southern Area super-middleweight title over 10 rounds.

Although he is the pace-setter for the Horseshoe Gym, Young, 24, remains level-headed and a model professional.

He said: “I’m the fortunate one to be boxing for titles at the moment, but the other lads are also working hard and their chance will come.

“Everybody is keen to help each other and that has created a unique environment in the gym.”

Joining Young on the bill is fellow super-middleweight Marvin Mullins, another Penhill graduate who is bidding for a third win.

Light-welterweight Daza Usher faces Birmingham veteran Jason Nesbitt in his second pro outing and light-heavyweight Lawrence Bennett, 29, makes his debut.

Tickets for the Oasis bill, priced at £35 and £60 (VIP/ringside), are available online at www.kmpromotions.co.uk, through any of the boxers or by calling 07789 890453.