Femi Fehintola is hoping a little bit of Junior Witter's gold dust will be sprinkled in his direction.

Fehintola is gunning for British super-featherweight champion Carl Johanneson and a date for their title clash has been set for November 17.

The unbeaten Bradford Moor fighter is training impatiently towards his big night and admits Witter's world success has put an extra spring in his gym performance.

"It was great news for Bradford and for boxing round here," said Fehintola.

"It was a boring fight but Junior's got the belt and that's all that matters. He deserves everything he gets for working so hard towards it.

"I wouldn't mind a bit of that one day and now that Junior's done his job, I'm aiming to do mine."

Leeds-based Johanneson, nephew of former Elland Road winger Albert, will start hot favourite for his first defence - but Fehintola doesn't mind that at all.

"He's already talking about other fights in the future as if I'm just some kind of stepping stone but the more he talks, the better," said Fehintola.

"Let him think that I'm just someone to get out the way and then see what happens. I know that I'm a good fighter and will be better than him when we step in that ring.

"The thought of becoming British champion is what spurs me on when I'm doing training runs up the hills. That's what pushes me harder and makes me fly up there.

"I was buzzing when the fight was first announced and now I'm feeling 110 per cent confident that Johanneson can't beat me.

"He's a tough, strong fighter but I'll outbox him. I won't be running any race and trying to avoid him, I'm going to take the fight to him for 12 rounds if I have to."

It has the potential to be a cracker, with Johanneson's hard-hitting approach pitted with the slicker technical style of Fehintola. The challenger has only been eight rounds twice but has no qualms about venturing into unknown territory.

Fehintola said: "The eight-rounders have been easy for me and I'll have no problems if it goes the full 12. I've done it in sparring and I don't know many fighters who are fitter than me.

"I'm expecting a very hard night and I might have to get up once or twice to beat him but I will do that. I know from sparring him that I'm physically stronger anyway and I'll prove that when the time comes."