British welterweight champion Kevin Anderson has warned challenger Francis Jones he is ready to move up a level.

Darlington challenger Jones claims the Scot has failed to convince him in his previous British title fights and boasted he would have ''too much arsenal'' when they clash in Fife on Friday night.

Anderson battled his way back off the canvas to stop champion Young Mutley in a thrilling contest in Birmingham in June 2006, and defended his belt with a unanimous points victory over the experienced Eamonn Magee in May.

But Jones, now training in Darlington under Paul Hamilton after leaving Neil Fannon's Hartlepool gym, claimed Anderson was ''out-boxed'' in the West Midlands and should have finished off Magee before the end of their clash in Motherwell.

However, Anderson believes a training stint in Manchester will put him out of sight in the hostile environment of the Fife Ice Arena in Kirkcaldy.

''The way I have trained, I am ready for anything,'' the 24-year-old said.

''If he brings his best game I still don't think it will be good enough because this is the best I have been, the best I have trained, the best I have been in sparring.

''I did a stint down in Manchester and it just took my training to a different level. I think that's going to show in the fight.''

Anderson organised a week's training in north-west England before facing Magee in Motherwell, after he lost his Commonwealth title with a surprise defeat by Ali Nuumbembe in February.

And he extended his spell with trainer Bob Shannon this time round after feeling the benefit.

''I think the last time it helped having Bob Shannon in the corner, knowing what to say and lifting me,'' the Fife boxer said.

''But going down this time I will be 30 or 40 per cent better than what I have been and hopefully I will show what I am capable of. I was down four and a bit weeks and it was only a week the last time, so hopefully this time I will be fitter and sharper."

Anderson's sparring partners included Nuumbembe, whose experience of beating Jones came in handy.

And he believes the availability of quality boxers in Manchester has helped hone his skills.

"Down there it is totally different," the Buckhaven boxer said. "Up here you struggle for sparring partners, you need to travel to Glasgow or Edinburgh.

''Down there I had four sparring partners that were good enough to spar with me.''