Boxxer Series - the Lightweight tournament at the Skydome Coventy; Rainham's Brooklyn Tilley meets Shaun Cooper in the first round

Brooklyn Tilley may not be fancied by the bookies but the Rainham boxer is confident of success as he takes part in the BOXXER Series this Saturday.

The one-night, eight-man tournament is described by organisers as “one of the toughest tests of professional boxing” but success will not only be lucrative financially but could open up many opportunities for the winner. Tilley must overcome the most experienced of the eight fighters to progress past the opening round after being drawn against West Midlands' Shaun Cooper.

Designed for up-and-coming prospects, Tilley fits the bill. He’s the 20-1 outsider with Bet365 ahead of the tournament, which is broadcast live on Sky Sports, but insists he’s right at home against the seven other hopeful lightweights.

He said: “I think I am up there with them and my trainer wouldn’t have put me in it otherwise, if he didn’t think I could win it.

“It is a massive platform for us and I would have been silly to say no to a chance like that. There are a few nerves but that is a good thing, I had a media day, I felt like I should be there, it was quite good.”

Tilley stood face-to-face with with Cooper on Thursday after the draw and responded to bold claims from is more experienced opponents.

Seasoned pro Cooper, with 15 fights under his belt, boasted: “I’ll take him to deep waters where he’s never been, I’ve been there, box his head off!

Cooper has won 12 of those bouts but three of the defeats came from knock outs and Tilley wasn't worried by the Walsall man's bravado, saying: "I’ve been sparring some big boys, English champion (Billy Allington) and Lenny Fuller, so I’ve been to the deep waters…I’m going to out-box him."

Tilley’s professional journey started after switching from mixed martial