DAMON Jones reckons that he saw plenty of flaws that he can exploit during Nick Blackwell’s British middleweight title victory over John Ryder.

Trowbridge’s Blackwell makes the first defence of the British belt he claimed with a spectacular stoppage of Ryder in May when he takes on the unbeaten Jones in Derby on July 25.

Blackwell, 24, will headline the bill against his 13-0 opponent and the Yorkshire challenger thinks that he’ll provide plenty of problems for the current champion.

“I watched Nick win the title against John Ryder last month and thought he put on a good performance,” said Jones.

“But Ryder was committing too much in the early rounds. He was on Nick's chest and he didn't need to be there.

“He got caught with a good shot and fair play to Nick – he did the job. He grabbed the opportunity when it came. I had Ryder winning most of the rounds, but, as is always the case with boxing, one punch changed it all.

“There were plenty of chinks in Blackwell's armour that night, though – stuff I can look at and work on. It was good that he was facing a southpaw because it gave me the opportunity to see how Blackwell operates against one, even though I'm a completely different fighter to Ryder and we have completely different styles.

“Blackwell's a good come-forward fighter. He's strong and I've got to be careful. I can't get caught with silly shots. I've got to be clever against him.

“As we saw against Ryder, he's a strong kid and, if he sees the opportunity, he will take it. I've got to be switched on throughout.

“I'm going to be sharp, show plenty of angles and use good footwork. I think if I can put all of that together, it will cause Blackwell big problems.

“I'm also a tall guy – just over six-foot – and I'll use my height and reach advantages to control him. I've got a lot of advantages going into this fight.”