AMIN Jahanzeb will finally return to the ring after four months without a fight on Saturday, and he hopes his approach of wanting to take on boxers with solid win records can inspire some of the area’s next hot prospects.

He is taking on Indian featherweight Sandeep Singh (7-4) in Oldham, with fellow Bradford District boxers Hamed Ghaz and Ibrahim Nadim having already won bouts in the Greater Manchester town earlier this month.

Jahanzeb, who had a fight cancelled at short notice last month, said: “100 per cent, it’s good to be back.

“I was more than ready for my last fight too, but we’ve rescheduled and found a new opponent who is 7-4.

“These things (cancellations) happen on small hall circuits and you just have to adapt.

“If you can’t at this point in your career, you’ll struggle on a bigger stage further down the line, so it’s all a good learning experience.”

Jahanzeb (10-1) added: “Sandeep is a good fighter, who is dangerous and we’re the main event on the card on Saturday.

“I’ve got a title fight (for the vacant English Featherweight belt) lined up for September, but I can’t overlook this weekend first, as I’ve learnt from the mistakes of other fighters doing that in the past.

“I’m not sure whether it would affect my title fight if I lost on Saturday, but that doesn’t matter, because I’m going to win anyway.

“The thing with small hall fights is a lot of people just don’t want to lose there.

“We’ve offered fights to prospects and they’ve turned them down for that very reason.

“Having a title fight and better shows is only going to get me more chances against those kind of fighters though, as I’ll be a bigger name.

“I’d like to think I’m setting a trend already, because I’m asking for good fighters every time, not just anyone.”

He hopes that attitude will rub off on another couple of talented young local boxers.

Jahnazeb said: “We’ve got two really good talents coming through around here.

“There’s Tauseef Suleman, who made his pro debut the other week on the same card as Hamed, and won.

“And you’ve also got Mohammed Subhaan, who’s another good boxer turning pro.

“These young lads, I came up with them at amateur level, and hopefully I’m paving the way a bit for them to show they can progress in professional boxing.”

Looking ahead to his English Featherweight bout against Andre Grant, Jahanzeb admits he is still motivated by that controversial defeat in his biggest bout to date, against Louie Lynn for the WBC International Silver Featherweight crown last September.

The Bradfordian said: “Of course I am, because people will always try to keep you down by not giving you decisions you should have had.

“But there’s no point crying over spilt milk.

“It will have been a year since that fight when I take on Andre Grant, and I’ve had to build back up again through small hall fights, but I’ve made it back here.

“I’ve got to thank my team for that, especially my trainer and manager Haroon Headley.”