James Hare is happy to play second fiddle in Manchester tonight.

Hare's second defence of his WBF welterweight belt has been swept under the carpet as local boy Michael Brodie prepares for a world title crack.

He is set for an early kick-off at 8pm and the fight is unlikely to be shown live on TV. Recorded highlights may be shown later if there is enough time.

But the low-key approach suits the Huddersfield ace as he plots to add Hungary's Jozsef Matolcsi to an unbeaten 28-fight record.

Hare said: "I'm just looking to go about my work quietly and get the job done. With all the attention being on Brodie it has given me the chance to get on with my preparations.

"I'm used to being in the spotlight with the Huddersfield shows so this makes a change.

"It's only six weeks since I beat Jan Bergman so my fitness was good to start with and I've maintained that. I've been ready to fight for the last ten days but sometimes you can do too much."

Matolcsi, who rejoices under the nickname of Shatter Machine, can certainly punch. Twelve of his 17 pro wins have come inside the distance.

Hare, who destroyed Bergman in two rounds, has no special plans for the Hungarian, although he has done extra work on body shots in sparring.

He added: "I'm not going to go out there and hunt him down by going to the body the whole time. I'll just try to do my normal thing and enjoy it.

"I don't treat the opponent any different. I go into every fight thinking I've got nothing to lose."

Trainer Chris Aston said: "James is a level above these sort of guys. His opponent is nothing spectacular, although he's very fit, very tough and strong.

"He hits hard and you've got to give him respect but he's also got to get lucky. The shorter the time he is in there, the shorter the chances of him doing that."

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