GEARD AJETOVIC

Division: Middleweight
Trainer: Chris Firth

12 times Yugoslavian champion; 2000 Olympian; World Championships 2002 Silver Medallist

Fighting out of Liverpool by way of Beocin in what is now Serbia, powerfully built Geard Ajetovic is perhaps the most highly decorated former amateur champion currently plying his trade professionally in Great Britain.

'Ged' as he likes to be called won over 20 amateur tournaments and lost barely a handful of his 300 or so unpaid bouts.

Considered a "can't miss" prospect at the age of 24, the tank-like Ajetovic has impressed with every appearance, dominating decent British journeyman like Ojay Abrahams (who he debuted against in April 2003) and Jason Collins.

Such is the strength of this 2000 Sydney Olympian, that Fight Academy were confident enough to pitch their middleweight hot property in with light heavyweight Magid Ben Driss on the huge Ricky Hatton show in Sheffield last November.

Trainer Chris Firth said: "We've delighted to have a promoter willing to support Geard and I'm sure both Geard and Fight Academy will reap the rewards once we get to title level."

Of all Fight Academy's young guns, Ajetovic is in the title hunt.