SHAYNE Singleton will aim to make childhood dreams come true tonight as he challenges Bradley Skeete for his British Welterweight title.

The Colne man steps into the champion's lair tonight in Brentwood ready to unleash months of frustration on Skeete.

Singleton has long been mandatory challenger as Skeete makes his second defence and they were due to clash in Cardiff last October, only for the bout to be rearranged five times before tonight's showdown.

Skeete, who has 25 wins and a defeat from 26 fights, has been in confident mood this week, suggesting he is above Singleton's level and he will stop the 27-year-old, but that is not how the challenger sees it.

"I'm going to take my frustrating out on him but in a controlled way with what I've been learning in the gym," he said.

"I think he's a bit disrespectful saying I'm not at his level. Clearly I am, he's the British champion and I've been made mandatory (challenger).

"I've got to go out and prove it and I will do on Friday, but I don't like him, I don't like the way he talks about the fight and I don't like the way he talks about me.

"It would mean everything to become British champion. It would be very special. Since I first went into the gym at nine years of age this is what I've wanted. I didn't think world title and being a world champion, let's get it right, I want to be a British champion first and then we'll go from there."

Singleton has enjoyed an extended camp as a result of the recent postponements, but he's confident that has helped him rather than hindered him.

"It's been about five months now, which is two or three months too long. It's not affected us though, we've been clever when he had to be and brought it down when needed," he said.

"At the beginning it was affecting me mentality, it was annoying me, but I've kept my weight down, kept training hard and working on things, so I think it's benefited me that it has been longer.

"I knew the fight was going to happen at some point with me being mandatory challenger, but I just kept my head down and kept working, so I think I'm a better fighter now than I was three months ago."