JAMIE Cox believes that a world title shot is within his grasp as he prepares to face Blas Miguel Martinez tonight.

The Swindonian is hoping to claim the vacant WBO European super-middleweight title and a world ranking inside the top 15 when he faces the Swiss-born Spaniard.

Having seen fighters winning the same title go on to get their opportunity for a world crown, Cox believes victory at Wembley Arena will put him on the verge of his own opportunity.

The 28-year-old said: “If I win this title then I get a world ranking with the WBO.

“I’m coming to a good age, I’m 28, and I’ve been looking to fight for a world title since I turned professional - I can feel it now.

“If I win this fight then it will be close.

“I’ll fight anyone, but I want the big names. (WBC title challenger) George Groves, (WBO champion) Arthur Abraham, (WBA belt holder) Fedor Chudinov, (IBF king) James DeGale – that is at super-middleweight, but remember I’m a natural middleweight.”

Having moved up through the weights, the unbeaten southpaw turned professional as a welterweight (10 stone 7lb), Cox went on to claim the Commonwealth light-middleweight (11st) title and now sees his future in the hotly contested 12 stone division.

The 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medallist, who spent the spring sparring the likes of Mexican star Saul Alvarez, now believes he will have no problem in bringing his power up with him and says that the opportunities are greater at super-middle than middleweight.

“I have always been strong. I’m naturally a middleweight, I’m competing at super-middleweight because I have to go where the opportunities are,” Cox said.

“People like (WBA world interim champion) Chris Eubank (JR) don’t want to fight me at 160, I was supposed to be fighting Eubank on this show.

“Frank (Warren) had a lot of complications trying to get the fight, so my manager Lee Beard and trainer John Costello saw an opportunity at 168.

“They know what I can do at training, hence the move up. I’ll fight anyone at 168 or 160, and here we are fighting for the WBO European super-middleweight.”

After parting with promoter Frank Warren in 2012 following a failure to agree a new contract, Cox says he is delighted to be back with the ‘best promoter’.

“Frank is the best promoter in the country bar none,’’ he added. “What I have realised is, as you get older and get more experienced, if you do right by Frank, he is there for you – he is the best promoter in Europe.”