First up, on July 13, Frank Warren's Heavy Duty card - which also features yet another of our top big men in Joe Joyce - is headlined by the vacant British title fight between big-punching Daniel Dubois, 11-0 (10), and fast-handed 16-0 (11) Nathan Gorman, former amateur team-mates who have sparred hundreds of rounds but developed mutual antipathy as pros. Dubois, just 21, has carved a brutal path through a mix of journeymen and fellow hopefuls, while 22-year-old Gorman has taken a less urgent route, outboxing and/or wearing down a similar level of opposition. Gorman is mobile, skilful and well-conditioned, while Dubois has an excellent jab, good variety and that impressive power. Londoner Dubois may be more defined but the pair are a similar size. I can envisage Nantwich's Gorman (21/10) winning this on the counter and also Dubois (1/2) gradually walking him down. In a 50-50 fight the value is clearly with the betting underdog in Gorman and him to prevail on points may ultimately be available at around 4/1.

Seven days later, at the same venue, we can watch a more experienced fighter in 35-year-old Liverpudlian David Price who finds himself at the crossroads, staring at "Doncaster De La Hoya" Dave Allen (8/15), a cult hero whose seasoning at a high level belies his 27 years. Price won Olympic bronze way back in 2008 and the huge-punching giant (6ft 8ins) has enjoyed and endured an up-and-down (quite literally) career, banging people out in eye-catching fashion, but losing in a similar manner to cause perennial questions regarding his durability and mental strength. After back-to-back defeats at a good level last year, Price (15/8) made the call to drop back to the domestic arena and has pieced together a couple of good wins. Allen approaches this showdown off the back of his best victory to date, a body-shot stoppage of former WBA regular champ Lucas Browne in April. That was the latest in a four-fight streak that transformed the likeable character from durable opponent to fringe contender. Awkward, physically strong and defensively cute, when he chooses to be, Allen, 17-4-2 (14), would be wise not to take excessive risks early on and try to take Price into the later rounds before pouring on the pressure. Price's jab has improved and his uppercut is underrated. He has poise too but make no mistake his greatest asset is his massive right hand, and the power it generates. In a 24-6 (19) career, however, Price has only gone past round seven once; a big man with an explosive style, he does tend to fade. I would suggest going on either Price early (rounds 1-6 are 3/1) or Allen late (sessions 7-12 are 5/1). Neither man has ever won a completed 12-rounder.