TWO-TIME World middleweight contender Martin Murray got his hands on one title last week – but his eyes are still fixed firmly on his own success.

The Saints-supporting Fingerpost fighter lifted the Super League trophy when his Golden Gloves promoters staged a press conference at Langtree Park.

Murray tackles Domenico Spada in Monte Carlo and needs to see off the experienced Italian – and get himself in line for a shot at Gennady Golovkin’s WBA Super World and IBO belts.

Murray, who has been in a 10-week camp, said: “My preparation for this fight has gone really well, the nutrition, the strength and conditioning, I’m really looking forward to going fighting next Saturday and showing that I’m one of the best middleweights in the world.

“I’ve tried to get quite a few top names over to Monte Carlo to fight me but it was only Spada who accepted it so he’s the man standing in my way. I’ve got to go and beat him to keep my dream alive of being the first boxing world champion from St Helens.”

He has plenty to remain focused for, ranked number one contender by the WBC and three by the IBF, Murray has been promised a world title bout in February if he despatches the 44-fight Italian battler, who boasts 19 knockouts in his 39 wins.

Spada, who has fought the likes of Marco Antonio Rubio, Darren Barker and Sebastian Zbik, has won seven of his last eight and is determined to re-enter the title picture by upsetting the man from St Helens.

Murray said: “He’s very experienced, you can’t buy that.

“He’ll fight anyone at any time.What you see is what you get with Spada. He hasn’t got a nice style, but he’s game and comes to win.

“Spada is a very awkward fighter, and he comes to win but me and the team have been working hard for nearly 10 weeks now and we’re ready to do what we’ve got to do.

“I’m in fight mode now, I’m ready to fight and go out there to represent myself, my family, my team, the barmy army and this great town.”

Saturday’s event will be broadcast all around the world, including Channel 5 in Britain, giving Murray the sort of exposure that he has lacked so far and putting him firmly in the shop window.

“It’s a great exposure for me and everyone on the bill and I want to thank everybody for their amazing support.”

“I’m confident going into every fight, we know that round the clock we work hard and we’ve got the capabilities to beat everyone in middlweight.

“All I’ve got to do is keep winning and my opportunity for a world title fight will come up.”

“It is the end of my three-fight deal with Golden Gloves but I know my business adviser Andrew Mikhail is working on a title fight for early next year so I’ve just got to get past Spada next week and hopefully get that world title fight next year,” he said.

All the signs point to Murray challenging unbeaten German-based Kazahstan fighter Golovkin, who boasts 28 KOs in his 31 bouts to date.

But first thing’s first – and Murray’s sole focus is seeing off Spada.