Connor Butler makes world title vow and sends warning to Jay Harris ahead of European title showdown

For a man who is just days away from putting his undefeated record on the line, Connor Butler cuts a remarkably relaxed figure.

Butler puts his undefeated record on the line on Saturday night when he faces Jay Harris for the British, Commonwealth and European flyweight titles. Unbeaten Butler turned pro in 2018 and has hardly lost a round in the paid game before having a standout 2023 that saw him beat Craig Derbyshire and Matt Windle to claim European and Commonwealth honours.

Ahead of the much-anticipated fight at the Olympia, which will see the winner move into pole position for a shot at a world title, Butler reflected on how he hopes to reward those around him who have made sacrifices to get him to where he is today.

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“I was meant to fight in November, defending my Commonwealth title in Malta, but politics got in the way, and obviously we ended up settling on the Harris fight in February," he told the ECHO.

“My birthday was February 12, just gone, and then a big one for me is Valentine's Day with my missus, but we can celebrate all that after a nice victory.

“It is the lifestyle we all choose. We signed up for this, and we understand there are going to be lonely and tough moments.

“But at the end of the day, it is a nice way to motivate yourself through hard times, but it is the support from my family and my missus, her family around me, that keeps you going. They make the hard moments easier.

“I saw a boss quote a while back about the journey to success. Everyone thinks it is a straight road, but it is not. There are a lot of