LUCAS BROWNE is ready to fight for Daniel Dubois’ title after learning to land his right hand again.
The Australian veteran has two knockouts on the spin which has given him an unlikely career resurgence.
He most recently dispatched on Kiwi prospect Junior Fa, 32, in just under two minutes in Melbourne to remind fans of his famed power.
Browne admitted the lack of top-quality sparring in his homeland caused him to become compassionate in the ring.
But he is now refusing to hold himself back as he hopes for one last shot at big-time boxing.
Browne, 43, told SunSport: “Because I’m in Perth, the calibre and quality of sparring partners isn’t the highest.
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“I can get numbers, but I have to get three or four and they all do a round at once, or something like that.
“If I go east, over to Sydney, Queensland, there’s better quality sparring but all that costs money and time etc.
“So when I do throw my right hand – if I do in sparring – it’s more like a slap or a tap rather than an actual power punch.
“I think because I did that for some many years, I sort of brought that into my fights almost.
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“I still jab nice and hard and stiff but when I throw my right I’m either not in the right position or I’m just not ready as I don’t throw it enough.
“But I went into the Fa fight thinking, ‘I’m just gonna throw it’. And now I’m going to throw it like that in sparring to make sure I’m ready.”
Browne is a recognised face in the UK, thanks to his fights with Dillian Whyte, 34, and Dave Allen, 30, which both ended in defeat.
But he also has six lesser remembered wins in Britain and wants another return to his second boxing home.
Browne once held the secondary WBA “Regular” belt which Daniel Dubois, 24, now owns after knocking out Trevor Bryan, 32.
The No15 ranked WBA contender has instructed his team to reach out to Dubois in a bid to secure a crack at his former title.
Browne revealed: “My manager is onto it at the moment. Going into the Fa fight, I was top 15 in the WBA.
“Now defending that title I’m assuming I might bump up one or two places there.
“I am eligible and I would love to fight for my old title and actually give it a good go.
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“Dubois is very good, don’t get me wrong, but I’m not afraid of the man, I’d defiantly come to bang, come to win.
“I want to win my old title back. It is something I am chasing.”
Lucas Browne knocked out Junior Fa in his last fight
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