Niamh Mitchell has set her sights on reaching the top of the podium when she makes a "special" Commonwealth Games debut.
The 20-year-old will step into the ring for Scotland in Glasgow in what she believes is shaping up to be an "amazing" event.
Bowhill Miners Boxing Club star Niamh's selection continues a meteoric rise in the sport since switching from kickboxing.
Four years ago, when Team Scotland competed in Birmingham, she was making history by winning EUBC (European Boxing Confederation) European Championships gold, the first major international title won by a Scottish female boxer.
Since then, she has progressed to senior competition, and the 60kg lightweight fighter has won a British title, boxed at an inaugural World Boxing Championships, and has picked up two gold and one bronze medal at international tournaments this year.
The first of those golds, at the Bocskai Tournament in Hungary, was Scotland's maiden senior female international success at an overseas multi-nation event.
Niamh, who is from Rosyth, is dreaming of further glory when the Games begin in Glasgow this week, but first and foremost wants to produce performances to be proud of.
"I do want to be top of the podium, obviously, but, most of all, I want to come out that ring knowing that I've done myself proud, and I'm proud of my performance," she told Times Sport.
"As long as I come out of there proud of my performance, and happy with it, I'm not really caring what's happening.
"It's the best start I've ever had to a year, and it's just as well it's the Commonwealth Games year.
"I'm really happy with my performances so far. Two gold medals on the trot, at international, elite level tournaments, and then a bronze that should've been a gold.
"But, we can't complain, can we?"
Niamh's success in Hungary was followed by gold at the Gee Bee Tournament in Finland, in which she defeated Maud van der Toorn of the Netherlands, who had beaten her at the World Boxing Championships last year, by a unanimous decision.
She also felt she had got the better of the host nation's Ana Starovoitova at the Algirdas Socikas Tournament in Lithuania, but is in positive mood going to Glasgow, where she'll enjoy plenty of support.
"Even the fact that it's a home Games as well, knowing that there'll be loads of Scottish people there, it doesn't matter who the person is in the ring," Niamh continued.
"Everyone's there to support everyone.
"I think it makes it a little bit more special (being at home), the fact that it's my first ever Commonwealth Games, and my friends and family will be able to come and support me there.
"They get to experience it as well.
"It's going to be amazing.
"It's just everything I've ever dreamed of to be fair. In front of the home crowd as well, it's going to be mad."
The Commonwealth Games begins on Thursday, and the boxing events begin the following day.
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