Jamal James Ready To Take Next Step Vs. Antonio DeMarco

Jamal James returns to his hometown of Minneapolis Saturday night to take on former world champion Antonio DeMarco in the main event of FOX Sports 1 Premier Boxing Champions Fight Night.

The event takes place from The Armory in Minneapolis.

“I am feeling good right now. I had a great camp. I am fighting a gentleman and a professional. When you have nice guys like us, you know we’re going to try to kill each other in the ring because that’s the only place we can get all of that aggression out,” James said. “I want to thank DeMarco for accepting this fight. It’s a big name for me. So going in here and doing my thing and getting that victory would definitely put me up there hopefully for that title opportunity.”

James is looking to use this fight to take that next step and become a title challenger later this year.

“I feel that I am ready for a title fight, but whatever my team comes up with, they’ll sit down with me and talk with me and we will figure it out. So if there is another step, then that’s the step I need to be taking on my way to a world title,” he said. “At the end of the day as long as you keep winning, eventually they have to fight you. Every fight in my eyes is a title fight because as soon as you miss out, then now you have to build back up and rebound.”