LIAM Wilkins says that he has got Kelvin Young back to basics as he looks to become a two-weight Southern Area champion tomorrow night.

The 29-year-old has teamed up with the Devizes trainer for his 26th professional fight against Jack Morris at the iconic York Hall in Bethnal Green, having previously come close to walking away from the sport.

And after just nine weeks together, 21-year-old Wilkins is delighted with the changes he has seen from the former super-middleweight Southern Area and IBO inter-continental champion.

“The main thing has been getting Kelvin to work off the jab,” Wilkins told the Advertiser. “Kelvin was a very good amateur. That is his style, using the jab and working at long range.

“In the past, he has tried to work at close quarters and Kelvin is not a brawler.”

One of the biggest things, Wilkins says, is that Young has got his confidence back.

Since splitting with Richard Farnan after his shock defeat to Kiril Psonko in November 2014, Young has struggled to settle with a trainer, having worked briefly with Dean Cooper in Bristol, Jon Pitman in Gloucester, as well as his old amateur coach Joe Wrona.

During that time, Young has drawn twice, with Joe Walsh and Kieron Gray, beaten Walsh in a rematch before suffering a first-round defeat to Leon McKenzie live on Sky Sports in January.

After claiming his second stoppage win in March - he beat Chris Hobbs to set up the Morris meeting - the Penhill pugilist looked to find a settled base.

And in the nine weeks that Wilkins and Young have worked together, the Devizes coach, who has four other professional boxers on his books, has been pleased with how things have gone.

“When Kelvin asked me to train him, we gelled quite fast considering it has only been nine weeks and it has gone really well," said Wilkins.

“We have had a good training camp, he has done so much.

“The big thing for me is getting Kelvin’s confidence back. We have worked a lot on the mental side of things.

“Jack Morris is a cruiserweight coming down to light-heavy, he cuts the ring off well, but Kelvin is a technical boxer and I believe he is technically better than Jack Morris.”

The fight for the vacant Southern Area title is one of 19 on the bill at the York Hall, with Swindon-based Moroccan Noureddine Meddoun, who is returning to the ring after more than four years, set to kick off proceedings at 3pm.