Michael Alldis will be roared on by a full house when he fights Frenchman Salem Bouaita in Crawley tomorrow evening.

British super-bantamweight champion Alldis will be fighting in his home town for the first time in two years and is determined to put on a good show.

The 11-bout bill at Crawley Leisure Centre is expected to be a sell-out with only a handful of the 1,500 tickets still on sale. But Alldis has warned fans not to expect his best. He is saving that for a more important date.

The 32-year-old has been earmarked to make a third defence of his British title on March 3, possibly against Tommy Waite.

Belfast fighter Waite takes on Kevin Gerowski tonight in what is seen by many as an eliminator for the chance to fight Alldis.

Tomorrow's show should have seen Alldis defending his crown but a suitable challenger could not be found and instead the Crawley man takes on Bouaita in an international contest.

Alldis, who has sold 250 tickets himself for the Crawley show, said: "I want to put on a good display. It is at home and almost sold out.

"It will be a packed house but I am not going out just to please the crowd. I want to put on a good show and do what is best for myself. It looks like I will be fighting four weeks later so I don't really want to peak here. It is all about peaking at the right time."

Bouaita is a 26-year-old who has a record of nine wins from 16 contests. He lost on points to Salim Medjkoune when challenging for the French super-bantamweight title last month.

Alldis does not know too much about his opponent and will certainly be on his guard.

He said: "I have been given a tape of him and I have been studying it over the weekend.

"This is an important fight for me as it is in my home town.

"For me, it should be a win but for him it could catapult him into the top European ratings.

"He has everything to win and nothing to lose. I have got to make sure I am focussed and do the job properly and professionally."

Tomorrow's show provides a return to big time boxing for Crawley.

Fellow Crawley fighter Alan Gilbert challenges Delroy Mellis for the Southern Area light-middleweight title.

Topping the bill, London's Richard Williams takes on defending champion Tony Badea, from Canada, for the Commonwealth light-middleweight crown.

Ticket sales have been a huge bonus for promoters Matchroom and could lead to shows in Crawley on a more regular basis in the future.

Alldis said: "It is exciting for the town. The way the tickets have gone you can tell the people are really excited about it. When I saw it was on a Tuesday night and Crawley Town were playing the same night, I was a little worried. But the tickets have been selling so well."

An important year lies ahead for Alldis with a title fight lined up in March, which gives him a chance to win the Lonsdale belt outright. After that, he wants to challenge for the vacant European super-bantamweight crown.

He said: "Once I have the belt to keep for myself I will be looking elsewhere.

"The European title is next and I am hoping to get on the world scene this year as well."