KELVIN Young can now look forward to fulfilling a lifelong dream of boxing at the York Hall after claiming the first stoppage win of his professional career.

The Penhill pugilist heads to the home of British boxing on June 13 to face Kevin Greenwood in a Southern Area super-middleweight title eliminator.

While, the first round stoppage of Joe Walsh on Saturday, in a rematch from their draw in February, was a hollow one for Young Gun, the Croydon man somehow twisted his back trying to get to his feet after being floored by a crunching right-hand to the body, the new British Masters Bronze super-middleweight champion is already looking to the future.

Despite a long training camp for this fight, Young was originally supposed to box on March 28 before his opponent, Chris Hobbs, was forced to withdraw through injury, the ex-IBO inter-continental champion will be back in the gym today (Monday) to preparing for Greenwood.

“Ever since I was a kid, there are write-ups in the boxing magazines about shows at the York Hall, you are always reading about it, it is dream for any kid to box there,” Young said.

“I remember a few years ago they used to have the ABA finals there. It was always a dream to get to the ABA finals and box there but that didn’t happen.

“I now have got the Southern Area eliminator lined up against Kevin Greenwood - that is going to be a good little scrap.

“It is at the York Hall, so I will tick another box boxing at the York Hall - the home of British boxing.”

But before Young, who turned 28 last Thursday, returns to the gym he was at least able to have a little celebration after his win over Walsh.

“I can go and have a bit birthday cake,” he said straight after the fight.

However, with the Greenwood fight on the horizon, Young admits that he would have preferred to have got some more rounds under his belt.

“I have got some big fights lined up, I wanted to get into my groove - it was an eight-rounder, last time we did six and I didn’t get going until late on,” said Young, who improved his record to 17 wins, one inside the distance, one draw and four defeats from his 22 outings.

“He came out quite quickly which surprised me, I thought he would come out like last time - a bit more tentative.

“After that right hand, I heard my corner shouting, ‘keep your hands up, make sure you are strong and ready.’ “I could see him coming on me again. I thought that he was going to throw another wild shot so I threw a shot that I had been working on, stepped back with the jab and then threw a right hand under to the body then all of a sudden he has gone down.”