FRIDAY sees Bradley Pryce return to the scene of his Commonwealth super-welterweight title triumph of 10 years ago.

But while he is keen to celebrate the anniversary at the Newport Centre with a win against Simone Lucas, Pryce has vowed to quit boxing if he loses.

The 34-year-old was originally due to challenge Barrie Jones for the Rhondda boxer’s Welsh super-welter strap before the latter pulled out with a chest infection.

Newport’s Pryce said the fight against Jones would have been his last had he lost – and he insists the same applies to the Lucas bout.

“I always said that when I gave 100 per cent and lost to an average guy I would call it a day,” said Pryce.

“I gave it everything preparing for Barrie Jones and I’ve trained better than I have in years.

“If I’d lost to Barrie I’d have called it a day, and the same goes for the fight I have got now on Friday.

“If I wasn’t to win it I would call it a day.”

After defending his Commonwealth crown six times, Pryce, who turns 35 next week, hasn’t tasted title success since.

However, the Welshman still feels he can challenge for major honours, and he reckons he is probably in the best shape of his life at the moment.

“I’m trying to show people I’m not washed up and I’ve got lots left in the tank,” he added.

“I feel around 100 per cent and I don’t feel I will lose to anyone at the moment.

“I still think titles are there for me to go for and that’s the aim – I’ve still got big plans.”

It hardly seems like a decade since Pryce was beating Ossie Duran on points to claim the Commonwealth belt in his hometown.

Pryce’s reign lasted three years before being ended in destructive fashion by Matthew Hall in Manchester.

There were subsequent title fights, and defeats, against Sergey Rabchenko, Billy Joe Saunders and Rabchenko again, with trips to Denmark, Bulgaria and Poland taking Pryce across Europe as he moved into his 30s.

Now managing himself, Pryce is not ready to hang up the gloves just yet.

“This fight I’ve got on Friday should be straight forward and I’m looking to go in there and demolish this guy,” he added.

“I’ve got those pre-fight nerves back, which is good, because they went and I didn’t really care about some of my previous fights.

“I’ve sold a lot of tickets for this fight and it’s a special day for me 10 years after winning the Commonwealth title, so I expect to put on a special performance.”