‘I just want to win

Mark Austin training yesterday at the Andrew Lewis Gym under the sage guidance of coach, George Oprecht. (Orlando Charles photo)

Mark ‘The People’s Choice’ Austin 9(1)-7(2)-1 may be a last-minute replacement and an underdog opponent for Dexter ‘The Cobra’ Gonsalves but he is training and thinking like champion.

Despite taking the fight on short notice, Austin and his coach, the legendary, George ‘Canchie’ Oprecht are both confident that he can score a big upset over the highly rated prospect.

Oprecht stressed that “Mark has good box skills, exceptional boxing skills and ability.

“It is a fight that we can handle, it will be a fight and anything can happen in a fight, he has been training and we are going out there to put up a good show.”

Austin and Gonsalves are fighting at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on the ‘Battle