FORMER Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sean McGoldrick is rubbing shoulders with some of the best boxers in the business before letting out his frustration in Gloucester next month.

Newport bantamweight McGoldrick has been gearing up for a fifth professional contest at the GL1 Leisure Centre on May 12 by sparring with the likes of world champions Lee Selby and Jamie McDonnell.

McGoldrick (4-0) had been due to box on last month’s Anthony Joshua-Joseph Parker undercard in Cardiff in front of an ocean of Welsh fans, only for scheduling issues to deny him.

The promising 26-year-old admits the disappointment was hard to take but ultimately reacted by throwing himself back into the gym and will now showcase his work on the undercard of Akeem Ennis Brown’s WBC world youth title shot.

St Joseph’s star McGoldrick said: “I had a couple of days off to recover, then a couple of days of normal training and then I was back sparring.

“I’ve been working with Lee Selby and Jamie McDonnell and learning so much.

“Lee is a bit heavier than me and Jamie is so big for our division so it’s been a real learning experience.

“I’ve provided them with good sparring too so hopefu-lly it’s mutually beneficial.

“Physically I was fine after Cardiff but the biggest battle was keeping my discipline psychologically.

“I knew MTK Global (his management) would sort me out with something fast and now I have my target.

“I can’t wait to get in there in Gloucester and show what I can do. Akeem is a brilliant fighter too and I’ve seen him spar in our gym. He’s so tricky and has a great jab.

“We’re going to give all the fans a great night.”

IBF world featherweight king Selby is a month away from his title defence against Josh Warrington in Leeds, while McDonnell puts his WBA world bantamweight strap on the line on May 25.