Cardle signed by Matchroom

Cardle, who won the Commonwealth amateur title, will campaign at lightweight and make his debut on Eddie Hearn's big promotion at Sheffield's Motorpoint Arena on March 17.

"I'm over the moon to be turning pro and joining Matchroom Sport," said Cardle.

"It's been a long time coming, I've been training in the gym for four months now just itching to get it sorted, so I'm delighted that I've signed with Eddie and we have the first date to aim for.

"Eddie seems as excited as me and he's showing a lot of faith in me by putting me on the Kell Brook undercard - and I'll repay that faith. I already feel really settled with Eddie and Matchroom so it's a great start.

"After coming out of the shock loss to French champion Alexis Vastine, I really thought I would be going to the Olympics, so it took me a good few weeks to get over it.

"But I've got the love back now and I'm back to the way I want to be and I feel like I'm going to settle into the pro game straight away."

Promoter Eddie Hearn added: "I'm delighted to have secured the signature of Scott and welcome him to our growing team of quality fighters.

"Scott has a great pedigree through his GB experiences having represented our country at elite level throughout the World.

"He has impressed me with his ability, focus, hard work and determination and is exactly the kind of fighter we want on our team. I can't wait for his debut on March 17th and I know that we and our broadcast partner Sky Sports will make a big fuss of his career and progress."