MIKE McGoldrick is relaxed and raring to go as he prepares for his second outing in the professional ranks in Bolton tomorrow night.

The latest graduate from the Barrow amateur scene began with a convincing points victory over the well-travelled Remigijus Ziausys at the end of March, and now faces durable journeyman Callum Ide in another four-rounder.

The three-month wait between contests is a far cry from the seemingly non-stop nature of the amateur boxing circuit, but McGoldrick is enjoying having more time to prepare for bouts and is confident of building on a promising debut when he steps into the ring at the Bolton Whites Hotel.

“I can't wait to get back in,” said McGoldrick. “I used to get nervous when I was an amateur and you fight quite often as an amateur, but you do it a little bit less when you turn pro.

“We're looking at fighting three or four times a year, so with those big gaps in between, by the time it comes round to fight time, I'm not nervous any more. I'm raring to get in and it's a different feeling.

“It was a good debut and I felt I was close to stopping the lad, but it was good to get four rounds in. Obviously, as an amateur, you box three two-minute rounds and at the start of your pro career, you box four threes.

“It was the longest fight I'd had up to that point and it was good to get four rounds in and feel how exhausted I felt after four rounds, and build on that and work on fitness as well.”

Whereas Ziausys brought with him experience from 114 previous contests, which included sharing a ring with the likes of heavyweight contenders Dereck Chisora and Dillian Whyte, Ide presents a different challenge.

The 26-year-old from Bognor Regis stands at 6ft 2ins, and along with having to adapt his style to box someone taller, McGoldrick expects Ide to be more of an all-action fighter than his previous opponent.

“He's about 6ft 2ins, so it's totally different because he's taller than any fighter I've fought before,” said McGoldrick. “It's about building that experience this early on in your career; fight someone tall, fight someone tough, fight a southpaw.

“So you get all of that experience and it's going to be a case of me trying to work out an opponent much taller than me, and trying to get on the inside and see what I can do against someone tall.

“He's more active in the ring than the last guy I fought, and I've watched a couple of his fights on YouTube , and he throws a lot of punches compared to the last guy I fought, so it's a different fight completely, but I'm pretty confident with the stuff we've been going through down at the gym.”

The 33-year-old has been working on the technical side of boxing in the gym down in Preston with trainer Johnney Roye, along with adapting his fighting style and improving his fitness in anticipation of moving up to longer fights in the future.

“The amateur fights are so short and while you do need technical ability, they're like 0 to 100 miles an hour, so you need that explosive fitness,” said McGoldrick.

“You still need that in the pro game, but eventually I'll hopefully be fighting for 10 or 12 rounds and that's where you've got to be setting things up, and reading your opponent over a couple of rounds so you can land punches later on.

“It's a more measured approach and we've kind of refined my style a bit more to suit the longer.”

McGoldrick is again set to be accompanied by a strong travelling contingent, having put on a coach for supporters from Barrow to travel down on.

He also thanked sponsors NC Meats, massage therapist Sian May, barber James Henry Tyson, Furness Titles And Flooring, DS Fitness, Kade Kendall at The-Unit Body, and Matty Green from Cumbria Strength And Conditioning, who he has been training with as well.