LIAM Conroy is feeling relaxed and confident ahead of the biggest night of his career.

The Barrow professional boxer takes on friend and occasional sparring partner Tomi Tatham at Manchester Arena in a British Light Heavyweight title eliminator on September 24.

The contest features on a mouth-watering bill headlined by Anthony Crolla’s WBA world lightweight title fight against Jorge Linares.

It will be witnessed by a sell-out crowd plus millions of Sky Sports viewers, giving Conroy a dream opportunity in the boxing spotlight.

The Barrow ABC product endured a difficult baptism in front of live TV cameras – blasted out by the big-hitting Cello Renda in a Prizefighter Middleweights show in Blackpool 18 months ago.

His career has taken off since then however – especially in the last six months when two appearances at Preston Guild Hall have earned him first two professional titles. Conroy out-pointed Krzysztof Golec to lift the British Challenge Light Heavyweight crown in February and then he stopped Ferenc Albert to claim the WBC Youth Silver belt last month.

And now aged 24 and with those big fight experiences under his belt, Conroy is confident he can handle the occasion and get the job done.

“I am excited to be on the card,” said Conroy. “But at the same time I’m not putting to much pressure on myself that I’m on the Crolla card.

“I’m just concentrating on my own fight like any other fight and not thinking about anyone else’s fight.

“I’ve got to do my own job at the end of the day. I was a bit overwhelmed at first because I wanted to go to this show. I was going to buy tickets for the show anyway and then when I got asked to fight on the show I was like: “Too right I will.”

“It’s just a fight, that’s the way I’m looking at it. I’ve had a couple of big ones now. The cameras and the hype won’t faze me now. I’ve had the experience of fighting for a world title and dealing with the WBC and all that.”

Conroy feels his experience of big professional bills might give him a slight edge over Tatham, who at 27 is three years his senior but who has less pro contests (12 fights, 11 wins, one defeat), compared to the Barrow man’s 14 (10 wins, three defeats, one draw).

“I’m probably more experienced for a big night than he is,” said Conroy.

“It’s just about concentrating on myself and what I need to do.”