"Everyone was standing on the tables" - Fraser Wilkinson would love a slot on Josh Taylor world title bill after winning the Scottish super-welterweight title against Corey McCulloch in front of a partisan Elgin Town Hall crowd

NEW Scottish super-welterweight champion Fraser Wilkinson has already got his eye on a glamour fight in 2023.

The 22-year-old, a product of Elgin Amateur Boxing Club, made it six professional wins out of six when he defeated Arbroath rival Corey McCulloch on a convincing points decision after ten rounds at Elgin Town Hall on Saturday night.

Jubilant 'Wilko' savoured the feeling of his first-ever title success at amateur or professional level, and set his sights on a possible televised bout next year.

It's a long-shot, but with Josh Taylor set to fight his WBO junior welterweight championship rematch with Jack Catterall at Glasgow's OVO Hydro on February 4, Moray's new champ would be thrilled with a place on the undercard.

He is already sizing up undefeated Uddingston rival Michael McGurk as his next opponent - the 29-year-old has a perfect record from his 13 professional fights so far.

"Ideally for next year I would like Michael McGurk," said Wilkinson after Saturday's title triumph.

"There’s whispers of the Josh Taylor - Jack Catterall rematch being at the OVO Hydro and if I was on the undercard that would be pretty spectacular to make that happen.

"He’s the only Scottish fighter Sky has got so they fill the bill with local fighters. So if I got the opportunity to fight McGurk and defend my title, that would be amazing."

Wilkinson out-fought and out-thought McCulloch on Saturday night to earn a 99-91 points verdict from the judges, meaning he was awarded nine of the ten rounds.

"He is the first to win a round against me, it’s the first round I’ve lost as a professional," he said.

"It was a really close fight. It could even have been scored seven rounds to three, I would have given him three rounds.

"In the early rounds I was just really accurate and every time he punched, I was always landing a couple more in the exchanges and nicking the rounds. By the ninth round when I went back to the corner and Ratch (coach Paul Gordon) told me just to go toe-to-toe with him.

"The atmosphere was just crazy. When I walked out to 'Simply The Best' by Tina Turner, the whole crowd was singing it.

"There were seven tables on the stage and three at the back and everyone was standing on the tables and chairs, and slamming on the tables.

"It was a bit mad.When I had him hurt in the fourth I knew the crowd had noticed that and they were getting louder and louder, and I had to just keep my cool and not get carried away with it.

"This is only my sixth professional fight and I’m going ten rounds, I’m not having too many big wars and that can degrade your career going forward.

"I was just buzzing. I jumped up on the ropes when I won.

"As a youth I never won any titles, I had won silvers or got to the semis so that is my first ever title, Scottish or anything.

"That was 12 years in the making."