It is the kind of money that no-one can afford to turn down and I am hoping Catley will say 'yes'.

Robert McCracken

McCracken is ready to move up a division to meet Catley, having failed in a bid to win the WBC middleweight title in April when he was stopped in 11 rounds at Wembley by champion Keith Holmes.

"They have offered Catley £150,000 - which is very good money these days," McCracken said.

"He is not going to get that sort of money off anyone else.

"It is the kind of money that no-one can afford to turn down and I am hoping that he will say 'yes'.

"I am pretty sure that I could beat him but the biggest problem will be getting him into the ring."

Catley won the title by stopping Germany's Markus Beyer in Frankfurt in May.