Charlie Bubb prepared for massive Australian title bout

He’s probably right too.

The prodigiously talented 18-year-old mauy thai gun swept all before him in the amateur ranks before turning professional in November 2015.

He’s blitzed it in the big leagues too, flying through a tour of Thailand undefeated – his weapon-like elbows virtually ensured that – before picking up where he left off in Australia, that was until last month’s split decision against Alex Ilijoski.

Now, on Saturday night in Brisbane, Bubb is ramping things up – jumping up a weight division to face Jake Lund for the WBC Australian super middleweight title belt.

For any young pro, just 18, there’s little doubt this would be the pinnacle.

But for Bubb, you get the sense this is just the beginning.

“It’s the absolute pinnacle at the moment,” the High Impact champ said.

“It’s my first year fighting pro. I’m only 18 … to fight for the Australian title this young, this early on, it’s awesome.

“It’s not an opportunity I’m going to let go.”

Bubb’s leap to the 76.5 weight division is as much about the challenge as it is finding a middle ground with an opponent he’s eyed off for two years.

“You get sick of cutting at 72.5,” he laughed – understandable though, given his trainer, Anthony Wharton labelled Bubb the tallest fighter in the country in the middleweight division.

“I’m really excited for the challenge. We’ve been eyeing off Jake for a few years.

“I was scheduled to fight him about two years ago but with weight issues we couldn’t find it.

“Since then he’s won the WMC world title and had a stint in Thailand where he went 11 fights for 10 wins and he’s just come back.

“He’s been fighting a lot so he’ll be sharp. It should be good.”

No doubt he’ll also be powerful, too.

Fighting in a heavy weight class means Bubb’s opponents will pack considerably more in their punch, their kick, their elbow … their everything.

Wharton, though, says the four additional kilograms on Bubb’s frame will more than make up for the extra firepower his opponents will inevitably have, basically, because Bubb’s power stocks have also risen – considerably.

Brisbane is also Lund’s hometown, meaning the Orange-based muay thai gun will be battling not only the Queenslander but most of the sports fans north of the border.

A small but parochial Orange contingent will follow Bubb to Queensland for his first crack at a national title on Saturday.

“So there’s going to be good crowd support for me too,” he said.

“You’ve got to be confident. If you’re not confident you may as well not be here.

“You’ve got to have the confidence to go in there and take whatever they’ve got and come out with the win.”

Bubb will battle Lund at the Cleveland Showground Stadium at Brisbane on Saturday night, with the first bout on the card beginning at 5.30pm. The main event, Bubb will fight at around 10pm.