STOURBRIDGE fighter Sam Horton wants to get back to basics as he aims to start 2010 with a title.

The 24-year-old takes on Jamie Ambler for the International Masters super middleweight crown at Birmingham’s Holiday Inn on January 28.

It is Horton’s first appearance in the ring since he suffered the first defeat of his career after a devastating second round knockout by Peterborough’s Cello Renda last September.

And he is determined to get his career back on track, starting with Ambler, who he beat on points back in April.

Horton said: “I am going back up to super middleweight but that is only going to be a temporary thing, I want to continue at middleweight.

“I’m looking to build my confidence back up as I believe I have a future in the sport.

“At the same time if I want to get on I have to listen more to my trainer, stick to the gameplan and fight my own fight, which is what I didn’t do against Renda.”

The defeat to Renda took place at the Manchester Velodrome as the main support fight to Matthew Macklin’s European title fight with Amin Asaikenan.

Horton now admits he got carried away by the occasion but believes he learned a great deal from the experience and has not ruled out a re-match with Renda in the near future.

Horton added: “I guess I got drawn into the fight with the fans, I wanted to look impressive on a good bill but it ultimately proved my downfall.

“I took the fight to him from the first bell and got involved in a scrap.

“That was a mistake. My knockout record has never been that great but his was a lot better, so those tactics suited him.

“We had talked about it before the fight but then I went and did completely the opposite.

“I realise now I must take my time and fight to my strengths.

“It doesn’t matter if I have to wait for later in the fight or just go for the points win. I have to be more patient.”

The Birmingham show will feature two other borough fighters in the shape of Chris Male and Martin Gordon.

Unbeaten super featherweight Male will take on Ibrar Riyaz over six rounds, while Gordon faces West Bromwich’s Wayne Downing for the vacant British Masters welterweight belt.

It should prove quite the challenge for Gordon, who was been beaten twice by Downing earlier in his pro career.