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Glasgow to the world: How can Regan Glackin and Louie O'Doherty plot bigger ambitions with Lonsdale lightweight success?
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Regan Glackin and Louie O'Doherty know more than just flawless professional records are at stake when they meet in Glasgow.
The pair feature on the undercard of Nathaniel Collins and Cristobal Lorente's featherweight battle this Saturday live on DAZN.
At the Braehead Arena, nine pounds heavier than the headline acts, Glackin and O'Doherty will meet for the night's biggest prize.
The vacant British lightweight title is at stake for both men over a dozen rounds - and with it, the chance for Lonsdale Belt history.
Yet whoever has their hand raised come the final bell will have more than just the strap; they will have a passport to a global shot.
Here, DAZN News lays out the pathway that could await the winner as they look to push on and climb up to the division's summit.
Enter the world rankings
Neither man currently has a berth with any of the four major governing bodies - but a Lonsdale Belt will change up matters there.
Glackin, a former HGV mechanic, will be determined to push on and cement his passion, and O'Doherty is in a similar boat too.
Victory in a British title fight should push the triumphant star into the top fifteen somewhere - and from there, they can start to build.
Push for a domestic rival
Boxing's oddities mean even as Glackin and O'Doherty sit poised to become British champion, they won't be the top British lightweight.
One way to help juice both their profile and their performance will be to prove that they can defeat domestic world-level operators.
Maxi Hughes and Joe Cordina both function as options, though Josh Padley's stint with Shakur Stevenson could see him off the table.
Bank some air miles
To prove you belong at world level, you need to show you can handle the fight night pressure outside of your own nominal back yard.
For Glackin and O'Doherty, the chance to travel overseas for a fight will have been limited by their domestic level so far in their careers.
But a Lonsdale Belt is a passport for name recognition by foreign opponents - and cutting teeth away from home is crucial development.
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