 Time to talk boxing here now on Highland radio and I'm going to be joined by a middleweight from the the Northwest who is speaking about His victory last weekend in Mexico and is going to tell us what his plans are for 2021 Connor call it's been a while since we spoke to you. You're you're welcome to Highland radio once again Thanks very much. Thanks for getting me on again I suppose we'll go straight to the action from from last weekend Connor. You had a Comfortable victory to say the least two minutes in the first round just under two minutes of the first round was that the duration that your opponent will about lasted a 14,000 mile round trip was it seen then as what would be a productive period for you in a productive weekend? Yeah, I was definitely it was nice to get back on and get the feel of the ring again after a 15 month layoff We expect that I'm much tougher Tougher fight from the guy. No, he's a very tough Mexican journeyman And the first round was our plan was just to go out and move and back Diab just to get the feel of the ring again So we didn't expect them to put away in the first round anyway, but still glad they would come now Yeah, it was a comfortable one on the end and you got a belt out of him too So you know that you didn't know about it heading under the weekend. Is that I? Well, we just found out that the one of the guys organizing the show was bringing over Well, they fight for as well. So I'm just happy nothing they come home with the ABF American boxing federation Always nice to add an old I start one of the collection again. It's a nice little bit of the collection Okay, then Connor it's been a long layoff 15 months was break How did you deal with that whole pandemic situation because as a figure obviously you'd be looking to Get under the ring as much as you can protect at the stage in the career that you're in But the whole thing just just fell away by the way said and there was there was no one-ring action Just like every other sport a hugely difficult period. How did Connor call deal with it? Oh She knows a complete nightmare We've had so many Times over contact that they said they were bringing us over for this and that you know kinds of fights and stuff But it was the visa that was holding me back, and they weren't I had to get an interview in the embassy here but They weren't letting anybody and they get the visa stamp. So I was literally just stuck in a rut here, you know, I just had to keep training to keep my mind active and keep my body active, but It was death Long 15 months and happy things are getting back on track again, right? Yeah, just a slight delay in the link there at the moment Connor But you're delighted to be back in action once again The next question is going to be when will you see ring action again? Obviously the US is a huge part of your plan. So My interview for me visa is going to be in August. So I'll not be back in America until after August but We've just set up another fight in Mexico now in May 5th So I'll fly back there in two weeks time again to Cancun for a fight With a Colombian fighter who is he has 31 says 22 knockouts sort of is 31 and he has 14 defeats. So This guy obviously must be must be a puncher of what some tape on him and I'm happy enough to take the fight It's short notice, but I'm ready and as I said never got many rounds in the last fight So I'm looking forward to getting back over and doing it again This will be a step up bullet from the last fight was probably a tougher opponent Well, it was record say so, you know what the 30 ones he has 22 knockout. So I'm definitely assuming he's a puncher anyway, so I Was expecting the Mexican to be a tougher fighter because they're tough anyway, but sir I just I just focus on being able to know what I can do and I just worry about that 13 and 0 is your professional record now next month you're looking at 14 and 0 Connor As the year progresses, what's what's the target here? Where do you want to be and what sort of fighter? Do you want to be taken on? Yeah, we'll get this another one or two fights now in Mexico before we get back to America And then once we get back in the America, we're going to push bigger fights and bigger stages as well We would love to fight for one of them titles from the WBC or the IBA for something like that They get under the top 10 before the end of this year So whoever's there to fight them whoever's in my way they get to that place I'll have no problem fighting them. So We just have to see it that see at the time when we get to that level Yeah, Jim McLaughlin, of course is hugely influential in your career Connor is is your trainer, but he's also Your your manager you're getting great guidance from him But there's gonna be a couple of other things that need to come into play if you are to progress this year And as a promoter one of those that you don't have at the moment Yeah, I'm a free agent at the moment, but Once you get back in the America And we get we get on some more fight shows, you know promoters will probably start coming then no Look on the same probably 15 16 and over that stage But we're no rush to the manager and because everything still sort of shut down in the world. So We want to wait the everything opens up. So we're not held back any longer. Yeah, and There's a bit of disappointment over the last number of months because you were actually to be fighting for a European title this year Is that correct Connor, but the that was pulled from from underneath you. Yeah, well, we had We made some or we had some contact from the MTK we're going to fight for WBO European title this weekend, but things them things them plan out then and they got a different opponent, but I thought we had the fight and I was gonna be pretty excited about it, but things happen for a reason and That'll come again another fight to come just as big Yeah Cajar doffy is a man that you know very very well, of course you grew up in through the amateur ranks with with cajar How influential has he been on your career this time around because obviously you've been a homo lot due to the pandemic and He's been helping you out and getting shape and stuff. So he has Connor. I Mean cajar's been together 20 years, I think now you were training so he knows me more. He knows me better than anybody He's pretty pretty much the same type of trainer as Jim McLaughlin America So and they speak back and forth every day when I'm training so the know the connection there and From the amateurs coming on the professionals and working with Jim as well talking know every day and training everything's worked out well and Cajar just pushes you have very hard very good technical coach as well. So I'm happy enough staying here at the moment during the Restrictions and stuff until I get my visa back to America. So he's been doing very well with me and I'm happy enough With everything going on Yeah, and there's not much downtime then I take it if you're back in the ring. So quick corner Straight back under a gym today again at three o'clock. So that's me back and training now for another We'll have probably two more weeks of training and then back to Mexico So it's all go listen Connor with thank you for joining us and it's good to see you again and good to talk to you again It's been a while, but hopefully this year now will be a lot more productive for you than than what last year was Well, it's looking looking positive so far. So I'm happy happy about that. Thanks very much for having me on watching No problem. I will talk real soon again Connor the best luck Bye