Professional boxer Andre Lambe has big plans in store for the new year.

The 28-year-old southpaw intends to take the first steps on an ambitious journey he hopes will lead to a shot at a world title.

“As of right now we are in a good position in our ranking [145], so now I have the ability to start pushing for junior world titles, which is what I need to be able to get a world title,” Lambe told The Royal Gazette.

“So that’s going to be our first step this year, going towards a junior world title.”

The welterweight, whose unblemished professional record stands at 10-0 with six knockouts, plans to move up from the American Boxing Organisation to either the World Boxing Organisation, World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council or International Boxing Federation level this year.

“Those are the main organisations that we are shooting for,” he added. “I can work to getting a junior version of each one of these belts and move on to the bigger one.”

Lambe is confident he can make a smooth transition to the next level and is looking forward to the challenge.

“I am always confident in what I can do,” he said.

“You can never predict the future, but I can always predict what I am going to do. So I am just going to go out there and give my best every time.

“It doesn’t get any easier, but this is what I wanted to do when I started boxing.

“When I started I didn’t want to do this just to please the crowd and stuff like that. I am trying to take this to the next level, so I have to do what I have to do, and these are the steps I need to take.”

Lambe also has not ruled out possibly competing for titles over eight rounds.

The boxer hopes to make at least four appearances in the ring this year and has not ruled out eight-round fights.

“I can fight for the ABO eight-rounder belts,” he said.

“I always shoot to have no less than four fights a year and If I can get more I always try to.

“Four is always a good basis to get to where I need to be, but it doesn’t even matter how many fights I have, it’s about who I am fighting, so we plan on fighting some pretty notable opponents.

“Last year I was ranked 500 and I fought Sergio Garcia, who was ranked 144, so now I am ranked 145 in the world.”

Lambe holds the ABO welterweight regional and American Boxing Federation regional welterweight titles, which he will have to vacate should he move up to eight rounds.

“Those are belts for six-rounders and I should be moving up to eight rounds when I fight for the national titles,” he added. “I have to move up anyway so there is no way I can defend them. Even if I tried to, I can’t go back down to try and defend them.”

To help offset costs to train and compete at this level, Lambe is hosting the inaugural Showtime Classic golf tournament at Port Royal Golf Course on January 20.

“My main goal for this one is to help fund my training and stuff for this year to be able to push for those belts,” he said. “

As much as I love it, it does take money for me to get there.”

If all goes accordingly, Lambe hopes tournament will become an annual event in aid of the development of athletes across various sports.

“This is just the start of my fundraiser in collaboration with Port Royal,” he added. “My main goal is to hopefully make it annual so that in the future when I am not boxing I can use these funds to be able to help and support other athletes who are trying to make it because I know it’s not easy.

“I want to help out other young athletes coming up, not just boxers but track athletes, footballers whatever. If I see potential, I will be there to help them out any way that I can.”