JAMIE Cox insists that it doesn’t matter whether he boxes in a ‘barn shed’ or a on a world title show, just as long as he gets to fight.

The Swindon southpaw makes his long-awaited return to action on October 22 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.

The show was originally going to be headlined by British Boxing Writers’ young boxer of the year Liam Williams in a British super-welterweight title bout, before Billy-Joe Saunders’ first WBO world middleweight title defence was added to the bill on Monday.

Thirty-year-old Cox, who has not fought since November following a conviction for harassment, violence to secure entry and criminal damage, which led to a 26-week suspended jail sentence, is eager to get his career back on track.

Prior to his March court case, which saw him detained for assault before being acquitted on appeal, the former Commonwealth light-middleweight champion was ranked fourth in the world by the WBO in the 12 stone division, while also earning a place in the top 15 of the WBA and IBF standings.

However, his enforced inactivity has seen his world rankings and WBO European title disappear.

With his licence restored, the 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medallist was meant to return on the undercard of Marco Huck’s IBO world cruiserweight title defence against Ovill McKenzie in Frankfurt until the Briton withdrew due to illness and the show was cancelled.

“All I have been doing is working hard in the gym and all I’m thinking about is smoking that person who is standing in my way,” Cox told the Advertiser.

“I want the big fights, I want the money that comes with the big fights, it doesn’t matter who it is, I just want to get in that ring.

“It doesn’t matter if the fight is in a barn shed or a big show, I just want to be involved in the big fights.”

Cox’s stop-start career looked to be taking off last year where, after a 20-month lay-off, he returned with three first-round stoppages.

With world title fights appearing to be on the horizon, the former Walcot and England amateur is confident he can get back into that position once more following this eight-round contest next month.

“The rankings don’t mean that much,” Cox said. “People in boxing, both in this country and across the world, know who the best fighters (at super-middleweight) are.

“At the moment that’s (IBF champion) James DeGale and (WBC belt holder) Badou Jack and I’ll fight either one of them.

“My trainer John Costello and conditioner Des Witter have been working me hard and I can’t wait to get back.”

Meanwhile, Kelvin Young will return to action tonight as he heads to Glasgow to face David Brophy. The 29-year-old, who was stopped in his last outing in his bid to become a two-weight Southern Area champion, faces the man George Groves finished in four rounds in April.