“I don’t look back at what could’ve been at the Olympics. What’s done is done and all I can do is look forward. I’m still pretty happy with where I’m at … I’m sure the opportunity will come in the next two or three years when I can fight for a title.”

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Huni’s last outing, a unanimous-decision victory over Kevin Lerena, on the undercard of American sensation Anthony Joshua’s win over former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia, ultimately proved the Logan fighter’s most daunting.

Experiencing that level of attention and scrutiny, while at last vanquishing his chequered injury history, has Huni adamant his rise is about to accelerate.

“My last fight was the biggest I’ve ever had, fighting on a card that big. You know people are going to be watching all over the world ... and at least I’m prepared, and I know that feeling,” Huni said.

“I take each fight as it comes. I don’t want to look too far ahead because anything can happen … I just want to stay busy and work my way up into that spot where I’m fighting guys in the top 10.

“In the future, I’ll be sitting up there waiting for my world-title shot.”