JAMIE Cox is hoping that that once he has massacred Alistair Warren tonight, he will have kick-started his journey to world level.

The 2006 Commonwealth Games welterweight gold medallist will be chief support to Steve Ormond and Terry Flangan’s WBO lightweight world title eliminator at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall tonight.

And following an absence from the ring of more than 20 months, the unbeaten Cox, a former Commonwealth light-middleweight champion, is eager to get his career moving again, this time as a middleweight.

“There are some fantastic names in the middleweight division – there is no reason as to why I can’t join them,” the 28-year-old told the Advertiser.

“Just look at Chris Eubank (Jr). He lost his last fight against Billy Joe Saunders and he is now fighting for a (interim) world title – what has he won? He hasn’t won a title.

“Anything can happen in boxing, but all I’m thinking about is Alistair Warren. He has got my full attention, I can’t think about anything else.”

Cox’s long-awaited return will also been shown live on BoxNation and the Swindon southpaw is grateful that his former promoter Frank Warren is having him back on one of his shows.

“It is great that I’m going to be on one of Frank’s show again,” Cox said. “I can’t thank him enough for helping me get back in the mix.

“Also my sponsor, Four Seasons Fruitiers; they have allowed me to train full-time without having to worry about anything else.”

Warren, who Cox steps back into the ring against, has won and lost eight of his 20 contests – drawing the other four.

“No disrespect to him, but I have been sparring people a lot better than Alistair Warren,” he added.

“I have been working with the likes of Amir Khan for starters.”

Cox’s return to Wolverhampton is also the venue of one of his hardest nights in professional boxing.

Back 2009, the Swindonian had an absolute war with Mark Lloyd, with a battered and cut Cox eventually stopping the Telford man in the eighth round.

And tonight, Lloyd will be right by Cox’s side as he makes his entrance to the ring.

“Ever since that night I have stayed in contact with Mark and we have become good friends – that is the side of the sport people don’t see,” Cox said. “It is going to be great to have him walk with me to the ring.”