Pryce ready for Portman challenge

Pryce was denied the chance of a fight night in Las Vegas

Commonwealth light-middleweight champion Bradley Pryce will make his sixth defence against Marcus Portman in Birmingham on 21 June.

Portman, 27, who has won 19 of his 26 fights, will have home town backing as he comes from West Bromwich.

But Newport's Pryce said: "I don't mind going into Portman's back yard, I beat Martin Concepcion, another Midlands man, in Nottingham in my last fight.

"I know that I'm going to knock him out pretty quickly."

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The National Indoor Arena bout will be chief support to Amir Khan's fight with Michael Gomez, but Pryce, also 27, feels he will steal the show.

"Everyone is talking about Khan's fight with Gomez, but once they've seen me in action, it will be my name on everyone's lips," said the Welshman.

"I can definitely see myself fighting for a world title within the next 12 months, and I'm confident I'll win it as well."

Pryce has not fought since October after a planned 19 April bout on the undercard of Joe Calzaghe v Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas was ruled out when he failed to secure a visa to travel to the USA.

The Enzo Calzaghe-trained Welshman has a record of 26 wins and six defeats, his last loss against Michael Jennings in October, 2005.