'Massive opportunity' for Northampton boxer Fail as he gets set to shine in Dublin

And Fail is fully confident that he can get the job done in front of what he expects to be a hostile crowd at the sold-out 3Arena.

Fail and O'Brien square up in a big WBA Inter-Continental battle.

And the Northampton ace can't wait to take to the canvas this weekend.

Fail said: "I'm buzzing.

"It's massive because we're fighting for the WBA Inter-Continental so it's a big fight.

"It puts me up there in the top 20 in the world when I win this and I can really push on from there.

"It's a massive opportunity and I'm loving going away, being an away fighter.

"I'm buzzing about that because the atmosphere is going to be hostile, it's going to be against me and I've always enjoyed that.

"I've heard people who have boxed there say it's one of the best arenas they've ever boxed in so I'm excited about that as well.

"The setup looks amazing and the headline is (Dublin fighter) Pierce O’Leary versus Mark Chamberlain so it's a sold-out event.

"It's going to be noisy and it's going to be electric.

"It's a different environment, it's against you and you've got to go into his back garden with all his fans.

"To me, noise is noise and it doesn't matter whether they're shouting for me or against me.

"I know my people will be tuning in and I've got a lot of people flying over to support me so it's exciting."

Fail, who learned his trade with coach John Daly at Far Cotton ABC, has won all of his 11 fights as a professional.

And when asked what he knows about his opponent, the 29-year-old said: "I don't know too much about him, to be honest.

"All I know is that he's 36, he's more to the back end of his career, he's been about, he's boxed a few good fighters and every time he's stepped up he seems to have lost.

"I know if I go there, do what I'm supposed to do, perform how I'm supposed to perform, I'll do a good job on him and he won't be seeing the final bell.

"I feel like I'm in the prime of my career now."

Fail and his twin brother, Carl, take inspiration from Northampton boxing star Chantelle Cameron.

And she can be a real template for Ben this weekend, with Cameron having previously beaten Katie Taylor in a historic fight in Dublin.

“Chantelle went there, beat Katie in her back garden and she's world champion who is from Northampton so it's always inspiring," Fail said.

"We grew up with Chantelle so we know her well and it's great to see what she's achieved.

"Me and Carl hope to follow that."