JAMIE Cox has laid down the gauntlet to Lewis Taylor ahead of tonight’s WBA Continental super-middleweight title fight.

The Swindon southpaw makes his debut for Matchroom Boxing at Bramall Lane in Sheffield this evening on the undercard of Kell Brook’s IBF world welterweight title defence against Errol Spence Jr live on Sky Sports Box Office.

The unbeaten 30-year-old, who joined Eddie Hearn’s stable after leaving Queensberry Promotions, is determined to put on a show in his first fight since October and has warned his rival from Derby that he will be the one victorious in south Yorkshire.

“I’m looking forward to it,” Cox said. “Lewis is a good competitor, but he has got two chances – no chance and absolutely no chance.

“On Saturday, enjoy it (the fight) while you can.”

Prior to Cox’s last fight, an ugly 10-round war with Argentina’s Martin Fidel Rios, the 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medallist delivered three consecutive first round knockouts as he secured the WBO European title.

And as the former Walcot amateur marks a new chapter in his career, Cox admits that he must deliver on his Matchroom bow.

“Yes (there is pressure),” the ex-Commonwealth super-welterweight champion, who has won all 21 of his fights to date, said. “Everyone is expecting me to go in and bomb him out.

“I’m going to stick to my boxing and I’m going to enjoy the event.”

However, Taylor, who despite being a massive underdog for the fight – Cox is priced 1/25 to be victorious with Taylor 10/1 to win – says that he is coming in to spoil the party.

The 27-year-old will arrive on back of a points defeat to Luke Keeler back in February in an eight-round contest, while he has suffered two further losses in his career.

The first one of those came against the now-retired Eamonn O’Kane, who was under the guidance of Ferndale Road-based trainer Paddy Fitzpatrick, for the IBF inter-continental middleweight strap in May 2015, while the other reverse was suffered in March last year against Tommy Langford for the WBO inter-continental and Commonwealth belts.

But as he steps up in class once again, Taylor is talking a good fight.

“I’m definitely going to cause an upset,” said the former English middleweight champion.

“I’m not going to be letting him have it easy.

“I have a couple of losses on my record, but they were just learning fights. I can go in and do the job – Saturday will be my night.”