Junior Witter will have a hitman in his sights when he targets the Commonwealth title in London.

Bradford's Witter aims to add the belt to his British one by beating Ghana's Laatekwai Hammond a week on Monday.

It is the bill-topper on a benefit show for Michael Watson and boxing's great and good will be among the exclusive audience at the Grosvenor House hotel in Mayfair.

But when light-welterweight Witter scans the star faces at ringside, he will be searching for one in particular - Ricky Hatton.

Beating The Hitman remains his number one mission and Witter will stay on the case until a showdown has finally been fixed.

He said: "I can't imagine that Hatton won't be there and this will be a chance to show him close up what I've got.

"Hatton and me would be well and truly the biggest fight in England and everyone wants to see it. It's got to happen either the end of this year or the beginning of next.

"Frank Warren is the only one that can make the fight and I'm sure he is under pressure to do it. I don't mind if it's Manchester or Sheffield or wherever."

Witter was in London today to publicise his Commonwealth clash with Hammond, who was stopped at lightweight by Bradford's Bobby Vanzie two years ago.

Hammond is a dangerous opponent since stepping up a weight and Witter is taking no chances.

He returned on Tuesday from a week's training in Gran Canaria, where he drank eight litres of water a day to combat temperatures topping 100 degrees fahrenheit.

Witter said: "He will be one of the strongest people I've fought and I can see why Eamon Magee didn't want to fight him when he was champion.

"Hammond has got a lot of pedigree and he's had a long time to prepare for this, unlike the Vanzie one that he took at short notice and struggled to make the weight.

"But I will be hungry for it. I've been putting in a lot of tough sparring and as much as I rate him, I still reckon I'm the best in the world. Then I want the chance to prove it by beating Hatton. He can't keep avoiding me."