Willie Limond fears he might never get the opportunity to wipe off the only blemish on his professional record - defeat to Alex Arthur.

The 26-year-old Glaswegian hopes to continue his rise up the ladder towards British, Commonwealth and European title glory by defeating Belfast's Kevin O'Hara in the Celtic super-featherweight clash at the Kelvin Hall on Friday.

But Limond, who has a record of 25 wins in 26 fights, still wants to settle a score with Arthur after suffering his first defeat at the Edinburgh fighter's hands nearly two years ago.

However he fears that with his fellow Scot looking to add the European crown to the British early next month, he will have bigger opponents lined up as he bids for world dominance.

"It's not going to happen I don't think," Limond told the Press Association. "When I get to that level Alex will be at the next level.

"Of course I would like the chance to rectify that blip but he is in the distance now isn't he?"

Limond is adamant that on Friday night he will prove he is a much better fighter now than the one that lost to Arthur.

He said: "Somebody always loses and when I went in with Alex it was my turn and I have learned from that.

"That has been a blessing in disguise for me because I am better and I will prove that."

It has been billed a "make-or-break contest" for Limond but he has vowed not to quit should he suffer a second loss.

"I haven't even thought about that to be honest," he continued. "It's a big fight for both of us but we are still young and we will both come back from defeat."

Trainer Billy Nelson claims Limond is hitting 40% harder than ever and is a big threat to any super-featherweight, including king Arthur and O'Hara.

"He's really sharp just now," beamed Nelson.

"All the hard work has been done and his sparring finished last Wednesday. He's looking fantastic in the gym and now it's a matter of time on being right for the fight which he will do.

"If you were at his last fight you will have seen a vast improvement.

"He's shown in his last two performances that his punching power has improved 40%.

"He is a threat to any super-featherweight certainly in Europe.

"All he needs is a chance to fight for titles because the ability is there."

His Scottish promoter and long-time friend Alex Morrison claims it is his biggest ever fight with a crack at the British title on the horizon.

He said: "It's probably the biggest fight because after this he will go onto better things.

"I would think that his next fight will be for the British title."

Limond concluded: "I'll get this fight out of the way and this time next year I'd like to go for the British, Commonwealth and European title."