Danny Parkinson is back in the ring - and ready to make light work of his opponents.

The Bradford fighter has been out of action since taking a hefty beating from British title hopeful Gary "Hot Stuff" Woolcombe in May last year.

Parkinson was stopped inside four rounds at the Elephant & Castle in London by the unbeaten Woolcombe and trainer Chris Aston advised him to take some time out.

Now 18 months later, the 26-year-old is training once again. Refreshed and keen to resume his career, he is also set to drop a couple of weight divisions.

Parkinson has previously fought at little-middleweight - but Aston reckons he can carry much more of a threat at the ten-stone light-welterweight limit.

He said: "I think it will make a difference for Danny to box a bit lighter. It's a more natural weight for him so he will feel more comfortable and be stronger for it.

"He's had a good grounding now with 16 fights so he knows the pro game. And he knows you have to fight for everything you want.

"After fights like the Woolcombe one you need to take that time off to assess what you want to do. It was a shock to the system and could have put him off for good.

"But he's been training with us for a few weeks now and you can see that he really wants to resume. He's got a more adult approach to it now which might not have always been the case before and if he keeps that up, he could go on and challenge for titles."

Parkinson, who has 12 wins under his belt, could appear on Steve Garber's dinner show at the Bradford Hilton on Thursday, December 7.

His stablemate James Hare fights tomorrow night at York Hall with the aim of putting himself firmly back in the domestic welterweight mix.

Hare, from Roberttown, faces Robert Lloyd Taylor and Aston said: "Sports Network have told us that another win will push James up the rankings.

"Get this kid out the way and we'll be looking to take on anyone in the top ten in Britain. I'd like to think James could beat them all."

It will be Hare's second outing since undergoing shoulder surgery.

He impressively stopped teak-tough journeyman Ernie Smith in Barnsley in June.

Meanwhile, Dale Robinson is warming up for a tilt at the English bantamweight title against Chris Edwards at Stoke. The contest is a week tomorrow.