HAVING exclusively boxed in east London during a promising pro career entering its fourth year, Aloys Junior takes his talents up north to Glasgow as part of an intriguing undercard headlined by former undisputed junior welterweight world champion Josh Taylor's 147-pound debut against Ekow Essuman on May 24.

The 21-year-old (9-1, 8 KOs) is being tipped for a prosperous 2025 campaign after notching four wins in a 10-month span the previous year, including a UD10 win over then-unbeaten 8-0 contender Oronzo Birardi and finishing the season strong with an emphatic third-round stoppage win against Lewis Oakford (6-2).

The Ben Davison-trained talent has embraced a business-like demeanour in recent months, citing stablemate Anthony Joshua and others within the gym as examples he's taking inspiration from with a view to earning his stripes within Britain's loaded cruiserweight division.

The WBA Continental, WBA International and Commonwealth Silver divisional titles will be on the line when he boxes 16-fight pro David Jamieson (13-3, 10 KOs) in two months' time, another reputable name as he builds his resume.

At last week's launch press conference, he acknowledged the difference in their experience.

"He's got a lot of years on me but look what I've been doing, how I've been executing my opponents, he'll come in like a bull but the difference is, he's coming to win and I'm here to make a statement, that's what I'm going to do."

33-year-old Jamieson agreed with the sentiment and said while there's mutual respect between the pair, promised their 10-round contest wouldn't go the distance: "look at how we go about our business, someone's going to sleep."

Having twice fallen short against former British champion Mikael Lawal (17-2, 11 KOs) in three years, suffering a broken jaw in their rematch, Jamieson rebuilt on the local scene with a trio of stoppages while campaigning at heavyweight.

Confirming he wanted to build muscle back on his frame, almost a year after a painful fifth-round TKO loss in his British title eliminator against now-champion Cheavon Clarke (10-1, 7 KOs), it'll be interesting to see how he takes Aloys' power and looks to frustrate a rising prospect stepping up the levels.

Although comparisons will be made, Junior insisted he's not in competition with anybody and remains steadfast on his own trajectory.

It wasn't long ago that an in-house matchup with Tommy Fletcher (8-1, 6 KOs) bubbled under the surface, while the Penge resident told The Ring last year he's happy to avenge the lone defeat on his record when a rematch makes sense.

He stepped into the breach on short-notice for his pro debut and emerged with credit in the bank after a four-round defeat (39-38) by Poland's Michal Soczynski in November 2021, an experienced amateur five years his senior who boxed the likes of David Morrell and Mateusz Masternak in the unpaid ranks.

Tapping into his African roots, there was almost a carnival atmosphere at York Hall last April when he dropped and stopped Argentine veteran Pablo Oscar Natalio Farias (34-8-1, 18 KOs) in four rounds.

Cameroon flags were proudly aloft and vuvuzelas blown that night, where his father is from and mother shares dual-nationality. Nights like those, complete with a travelling allegiance, will only increase as he continues pitching highlight reel finishes.

Frank Warren warned Oakford that Aloys was "extra special" at their November press conference and while Jamieson's agemate spoke well about not following the missteps of others by standing in-front of him, producing a better gameplan and managing to evade danger for sustained periods is easier said than done.