James Hare refuses to be called a world champion if he wins the WBF belt.

Unbeaten welterweight Hare aims to improve his 26-fight unbeaten record on Saturday with his biggest scalp yet.

He takes on dangerous Ukrainian Roman Dzuman on the jam-packed Manchester bill which leads into the late-night TV coverage of the Lennox Lewis and Vitali Klitschko clash from America.

Dzuman, who boasts an awesome amateur record, has lost only once in 16 outings since turning pro. He was edged out on a split decision by IBO holder Jawaid Khaliq in November.

Now it's the turn of Khaliq's stablemate Hare who is looking to add the WBF belt alongside his Commonwealth one.

It will be the 26-year-old's first crack at a version of the "world" title - but his head will not be turned by the prize on offer.

Hare, from Roberttown, said: "It would be good to be WBF champion but we all know who the proper champions are. These titles are good to have but they don't mean you are suddenly the best in the world.

"At the moment I consider myself to be a good quality fighter and winning this could be a platform to step up again in the future. If I do win this belt, it might give me a stronger hand to push for the even bigger fights so that's why it is important."

Hare returns to the ring for the first time since February when he crushed Frans Hantindi inside a round in a Commonwealth defence at Huddersfield. That followed on from a similar demolition of the hapless Jamaican Earl Foskin in Liverpool before Christmas.

It is over eight months since Hare was last stretched in a fight when Farai Musiiwa lasted until the eighth. But he is not worried that successive blow-out victories have left him short of valuable fighting time.

Hare said: "I've had enough ring time in the past so I don't see it bothering me. It has been a while but I've put in a lot of sparring and hard training and I'll be ready for him.

"I've watched clips of the Khaliq fight again and I pretty much know what to expect. He'll come to fight but I'm confident I can counter-punch him and wear him down.

"He pushed Jav all the way but I don't think he was ever really caught. Khaliq never managed to land anything solid.

"I'm not going to make any predictions because he will be a tough kid. But it would be nice to try to break the guy down and make him see the canvas two or three times.

"Win, lose or draw it's how I perform that matters most. You can talk about different titles but it's all about keeping improving with every fight.

"Ultimately I'm just thinking about number one and let other people make their own minds up."