EAMONN O’Kane says that he would love to fight for a world title at the County Ground.

The 32-year-old is clinging on to the hope that he may get a shot for the vacant IBF middleweight crown this year after Jermain Taylor was stripped of his belt.

And the Paddy Fitzpatrick-trained 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist, who put on a thrilling show at the Oasis Leisure Centre last Friday in bout that saw a staggering eight knockdowns in four rounds, is ranked eighth by the IBF.

However, number one contender Hassan N’Dam is currently in talks with David Lemieux about fighting for the title.

“I’m ranked eighth by the IBF, Jermain Taylor has (been) vacated of the title,” O’Kane said.

“I’d love a shot at Hassan N’Dam who is ranked number one. He would like to fight me – he knows that it will be a good selling fight.

“I’ve seen a lot of improvements (since joining up with Fitzpatrick), I feel I have made a lot improvements.

“I’m ready to fight Hassan N’Dam, or whoever, it would be a dream to fight for a world title.

“It would sell well in Ireland, I’d love to fight in that Swindon stadium – it was class, I was on the pitch at half-time (against Barnsley a fortnight ago) it was a fantastic atmosphere.

“I don’t care where it is – let’s make it happen.”

O’Kane’s fight with Ferenc Hafner was the Northern Irishman’s first with his Swindon-based trainer Fitzpatrick.

The duo started working together towards the back of 2014 with O’Kane, who had to get up off the canvas to win last weekend, basing himself at Fitzpatrick’s Ferndale Road gym.

And the middleweight, who had Hafner down seven times before the contest was stopped, is pleased with how the relationship has developed.

“Paddy is cool,” O’Kane said. “We have crossed all bases, he has told me good things and he has scolded me and put me in my place.

“I have no problem with that, because I’m happy with the direction he has for me – he is a very knowledgeable guy.”