MUHAMMAD Ali is plotting revenge in the World Championships after missing out on European gold.

The 19-year-old Keighley flyweight has just returned from Bulgaria where he took one of four Great Britain silver medals in their best-ever championships.

Team GB claimed six overall to head into October’s worlds in Doha – which double as Olympic qualifiers – with spirits sky high.

But Ali will be further fuelled by a sense of frustration after narrowly dropping a “home” decision in the final to Daniel Asenov.

The Bulgarian was ranked the top seed in the division but Ali – and most ringside observers – thought he had done enough to claim the gold himself.

So Ali is itching for a rematch in the worlds on neutral turf to put the record straight.

He said: “I’m going to train very hard now and hopefully I can beat him then. He’s top of my list.

“It was horrible to lose. I told the press afterwards that I thought I’d edged it but really I had dominated him.

“But he was the home fighter so it was always going to be difficult.

“Everybody was telling me I should just try and out-box him but I knew that the only way I was going to win was to knock him out.

“But I’m definitely confident going into the worlds. I upped my game a little bit and showed that I am more than capable of competing at senior level.”

Ali had earlier seen off Armenian Koryun Soghomonyan in the last eight and highly-rated Kelvin de la Nieve of Spain in the semi-finals.

“He was a two-time Olympian and I beat him comfortably,” added Ali. “People say it’s a big step-up from boxing in the juniors to seniors but I’ve not found that so far.

“I know I can mix it with the main contenders and that’s given me more confidence.”

With Rio next year the target, Ali believes the growing self-belief within the British camp can push him on to grab a coveted Olympic slot.

“It was a great achievement to win as many medals as we did and that shows we can all fight. It was the first time we’ve finished above the Russians in the medal table.

“They are a good bunch of lads and the team spirit is great. We can learn from each other.

“My dad and all my family came over to watch and there was a lot of support from the others and their families, which all helps.

“We’ve got a training camp in Germany coming up and everyone’s buzzing to keep it going.”