Warrington eager to impress on away day in Berlin

The unbeaten European featherweight champion is fighting in Berlin on the undercard of Paul Smith’s WBO super-middleweight title rematch with Arthur Abraham.

Warrington is taking on Nicaraguan Edwin Tellez to help keep himself in prime shape ahead of his big night at the First Direct Arena in Leeds in April, but the 24-year-old is certainly not getting ahead of himself.

“Even though he’s not got an excellent record, he’s a fighter I cannot take lightly,” said Warrington said.

“If I start doing that then it doesn’t matter who you’re in with, boxing is a sport where one punch can change it all. So I am as switched on as I would be if I was fighting for a title. If there was a banana skin out there, Leeds (in April) wouldn’t be happening.

“I’ve got to stay switched on and make sure I do the job properly.

“This is the first time I’ve boxed outside of the UK as a professional or an amateur, so I am looking forward to it.”

Warrington is scheduled to fight Dennis Tubieron on home soil on April 11 with the WBC International belt up for grabs, but that is not the only reason he is focused on getting the job done – he wants to sit ringside to see Smith take on Abraham again.

“I want to make sure I am in the front row and watch this one,” he said. “There are going to be a few hundred Leeds fans going out there but I am sure there are plenty more Smith fans and we are all willing him on. I hope he does it.

“I am sure he knows what he has to do and it would be great to see. “The British title used to be my goal when I started out but now I’ve got the European too, the world title is now my dream, too.”