Wright would appear to have the odds weighted against him ahead of his international light-welter match with Paul McCloskey.



The Ulsterman, with 16 straight wins on his record, is currently fighting out of Southern Ireland and Wright must journey to Limerick to cross swords with him.

"The Irish boy has a good record," said Robinson. "He's won all his fights and he's beaten a couple of good names .

"It's a test but Nigel should have nothing to fear.

"In my view, Nigel has lost only once, genuinely."

His record though logs three losses.

Scottish referee Al Hutcheon gave Kevin McIntyre a disputed points verdict in Glasgow in October 2002, a result Wright avenged in the same city three years later when he knocked out the Paisley postman in the first round of their British title eliminator.

Wright lost to Lenny Daws for the British light-welterweight championship in May 2006.

It was another defeat Wright would avenge when the Peter Cope-trained star successfully defended his English title in November last year at the York Hall. Amazingly referee Phil Edwards saw it as a draw.

Defeat number three arrived in February when he was outpointed by Ajose Olusegun after he challenged the African for his Commonwealth crown in Peterlee.

"In my view, Nigel's only loss has been to Lenny Daws in their first fight," said Robinson.

"Nigel's father had just died and he'd missed training.

"I should have pulled him out of it, he still fought and I shouldn't have let him.

"In the second fight with Daws he won it easily but somehow only got a draw.

"Prior to that, he lost a decision in Scotland, a bad decision, but he went back there and knocked McIntyre out.

"I wasn't at the Olusegun contest and only got to see it on TV but I'm convinced he won it.

"He controlled the centre of the ring for more than half the fight and scored with the cleaner punches. I don't think Olusegun earned the win."

Robinson's insistence that the 29-year-old "won" the Peterlee Leisure Centre battle has given Wright belief he can beat anyone.

"Olusegun is now fourth in the world with the WBC," said the boxing guru.

"I believe he beat him – and even if he didn't win, he handled him and finished the 12 rounds with energy to spare.

"It shows he can operate at that level.

"We're boxing an Irishman in Ireland so Nigel will get no favours, but he can go there and win."