It is his second shot at an Irish championship – Thomas boxed Oisin Fagin for the light-welterweight strap in June, 2006, being stopped in the seventh of a scheduled ten-rounder.
The Fagin bout was Thomas’ last before he made a comeback to beat Rick Boulter in Colne on points in March and Thomas, whose mother is Irish, is determined to make the most of the opportunity.
We spoke to Jeff just before his comeback fight against Boulter and he explained his determination to succeed this time:
