World crown WILL be mine insists Gully

IN BOXING, there is the essential ingredient of self-belief. Beyond that is the unshakable, all-consuming confidence that oozes from Wolverhampton’s Gully Powar.

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And with each win, more and more fans are buying into the prospect's bold predictions of ring glory.

“I'm 22 now,” said the Richard Carter-trained fighter. “By the time I'm 24, 25, I believe I'll have the WBC championship round my waist.”

Powar, a man with a huge social media following, took a step closer to that goal in Riyadh last week.