TRAINER Chris Aston watched Huddersfield boxer Tyrone Nurse chalk up a convincing 26th win at the expense of Mark McKray and smiled: “We’re ready for anyone in the country.”

The 23-year-old will face holder Shayne Singleton for the English light-welterweight title in September, a fight which should have taken place in Manchester last Saturday but was postponed because the Lancastrian has a hand injury.

And Aston, Nurse’s father as well as trainer, says a win would make his son hard to ignore when it comes to fighting for the British crown.

Leeds’ Adil Anwar, the only professional to have beaten Nurse, aims to take the British belt off Bristol holder Darren Hamilton in Liverpool next month.

And Aston says an Anwar victory would provide a massive incentive for Nurse, defeated on points by his West Yorkshire rival in last year’s Prizefighter in Wolverhampton.

“To me, winning the English title is to make a statement that you are ready to step up to bigger things still,” said Aston.

“That’s how we feel, and a fight between Tyrone and Adil for the British title would have major appeal, especially in this area.

“There’s a way to go before it happens, but Tyrone showed against McKray that he is getting better all the time. McKray is no mug, and he had a real go, but Tyrone was always that one step ahead.”

Nurse took the six-rounder on a 60-54 points verdict.