Ryan Charles says he is “ready” to return to the ring this Saturday when he takes on Poland’s Mateusz Rybarski at the iconic York Hall in Bethnal Green.

The Edmonton boxer has not fought since his successful bout against Colin Goldhawk in late June, which extended his winning streak since the start of his pro career to six fights.

With plenty of rest now under his belt, Charles is itching to get going in a bid to keep his excellent form going.

He said: “I had probably about a week or 10 days [after the Goldhawk fight] where I didn’t really do much but I like staying active so I was in the gym straight after that, back to sparring and back to training hard and getting ready.

“I was potentially going to fight in September but that didn’t happen to I’m just ready for Mateusz.

“[Training] has been going really well. I’ve added strength and conditioning coach, a guy called Ben Lewis, who has been really good. He’s improved my overall fitness and strength and I’m much more confident now.”

Since coming into the professional scene with a win over Ferenc Zsalek in April last year, there has been no looking back for Charles who continues to dispose of anyone who stands in his way.

Taha Mirhosseini and Miles Willington, along with Goldhawk, were unable to get past the 32-year-old, while Phil Williams was also unsuccessful in his two 2018 bouts with Charles.

This superb run of form has given Charles confidence that it can continue this Saturday, even with a late change of opponent which sees him face Rybarski instead of Steve Bodger as originally billed.

He said: “I’m definitely very confident. I’ve been training hard, I’ve been dedicated to it. All I’ve got on my mind is winning and why not? That’s what I’m in there to do so I’m very confident I can get the win.

“There’s things that I’ve been working on and I’ve got a game plan. This is also my first six-rounder. There’s been a lot more fitness training involved so that I can stay strong throughout. I’m going to go in there, do my thing as usual and go and get the win.

“There is a mental side to the six-rounder as well but it’s mainly about fitness as you have to go on for longer. When I’m training for four rounds, I’ll spar six rounds. Now I’m training to fight six rounds, I’ll spar eight rounds or if I’m on the bag I’ll hit the bag for eight rounds straight, just do a bit extra.

“The mental side is just knowing within yourself that you’re fit enough to not get tired but I spar six rounds all the time, so I’ll be fine.”

Doors for the event open at 4pm on Saturday, with the boxing getting underway at 5pm.