"I feel like a completely different person to who I was two years ago" - a more mature Fraser Wilkinson prepares to give Elgin its best boxing night night in his tenth professional bout against an undefeated opponent

Headlining the next professional boxing show in Elgin could be "the turning of the tide" for Fraser Wilkinson's career, a stepping stone towards future title bouts.

The 23-year-old super welterweight will be top of the bill at Elgin Town Hall on Saturday May 4 when he takes on his tenth professional fight against a yet unnamed rival - but one he says will be undefeated in his own career.

Wilkinson has eight victories under his belt and says his one loss to date provided a turning point for him.

Having defeated Arbroath's Corey McCulloch to clinch the Scottish Area Super Welterweight title in his first Elgin Town Hall fight in December 2022, he lost the rematch in Dundee five months later.

"I’m grateful that my defeat happened, when I look back at how I started my pro career to where I am now," he said.. "The point I am at now is where I should have started, mentally and physically.

"I came into the pro side quite brash and naive but I feel like a completely different person to who I was two years ago.

"That’s the circle of life and it took boxing to kind of teach me that.

"That’s another reason why I'm so excited about this fight because my maturity levels are so different."

Wilkinson was last in the ring in Aberdeen last December, defeating Serge Ambomo who represented Cameroon in the 2012 Olympics.

He won comfortably on points, his second victory since the McCulloch defeat.

"The last one got pushed back a week and I wanted it to be over as soon as it started, just because it had taken so long.

"This one, I am full-on excited about. I’m going into the camp really happy. I honestly think this is the turning of the tide for me and the performances are just going to get better and better.

"The first one after my loss was more about getting back to winning ways but I never really got to show the advances and how I’m actually feeling.

"But it is a new lease of life for me. There’s the added excitement of being back in Elgin as well."

Wilkinson is originally from Hopeman, later living in Forres before switching his base to Aberdeen to work closer with his professional team.

He can't wait to fight in his own area once again, at the same venue where he wore his Scottish title belt.

"I may not live in Moray any more but I am home every weekend. This event is all about getting Elgin behind me.

"If I do want to start chapping for titles and taking boys over here, I need to have Moray behind me before I do it.

"You look at guys like (Aberdeen fighter) Lee McAllister, he was selling out the Ballroom every eight weeks, no questions asked, because he had the whole of Aberdeen behind him.

"That’s the kind of goal I’m aiming for. I’m not asking for everyone to love me, I just want people who haven’t been to one of the events yet, who maybe missed the last Elgin one in 2022 to come to this one.

"What a night it was. Why can’t we do this in Moray more often, and let more people enjoy the big nights and the moments?

"I honestly believe this one is going to be bigger. There’s more of the under card to be announced, and in terms of what people are going to get for their money, it’s going to be high value.

"That’s what this is about, getting Moray behind me. It was the only date we could get the town hall and so far it is looking good.

"We are aiming for full capacity and hopefully we can do that over the coming weeks. As long as we can do that, I will be happy."

Wilkinson believes if he keeps taking his boxing in the direction he plans to, Moray could host major future events including title fights.

"Once we’ve been able to establish it, I can then start thinking about taking these big title fights.

"I would be looking to take on an international title, like a WBC silver international or something like that into Elgin. That’s massive."