Wayne McCullough yesterday insisted that he was on course to become a double world champion. McCullough, who arrived in Belfast at the weekend, returns to the ring on October 20th at the Ulster Hall when he clashes with Hungarian Sandor Kaoczek in a 10-rounder on the same bill as Mike Tyson's showdown with Andrew Golota.

Former world bantamweight champion McCullough has twice failed to win the WBC super bantamweight title and also lost a close decision two years ago when he fought Prince Naseem Hamed for the WBO featherweight title.

But the 30-year-old believes that returning to his home town will give him the ideal platform from which to progress towards yet another - possibly last - world title shot. McCullough said: "I am still rated at number five by the WBC at super bantamweight and if I get the opportunity of another shot at the title I'll take it.

"Willie Jorrin, who just beat Michael Brodie for the WBC title - I fought him in 1991 in the amateurs and I beat him easily. He hasn't changed that much and I'll be very confident fighting him."

However, the Las Vegas-based Pocket Rocket, who took an Olympic silver medal in 1992, also believes he can be a force at featherweight, and still yearns for a rematch with Hamed: "He is still making excuses for not fighting me. I would love to fight him again."