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Khalid Yafai insists now is the right time for him to become Birminghams first world boxing champion in over a century.The unbeaten Briton challenges Luis Concepcion for his WBA super-flyweight belt at the Manchester Arena on Saturday in his first world title attempt.Others, such as Frankie Gavin and Matthew Macklin, have failed to end Birminghams 109-year wait for a world champion since bantamweight Owen Moran.Yafai is up against an experienced campaigner in 31-year-old Panamanian Concepcion (35-4, 24 KOs), who first fought for a world title five years ago.But Yafai (20-0, 14 KOs) -- one of three boxing brothers -- insists his world title shot has not come too soon for him.It would be an honour to be Birminghams first world champion for such a long time, Yafai told ESPN.It would put me down in the history books and be brilliant for my career. Im not leaving anything unturned so I will have no regrets.I think this fight has come at the right time. The type of opponents Ive been fighting means it has been easy, but to get the best out of myself I have to test myself against these sort of opponents.Its just about me going in there and not seeing the red mist, concentrating on my boxing and getting the job done.I want to show the world what I can do. This is the fight that will showcase my ability worldwide.Yafai, 27, insists it is a different situation to when fellow Briton Charlie Edwards challenged John Riel Casimero for the IBF world flyweight title in September -- and was stopped in the 10th round.Its nothing like that, Yafai said.Charlie is a good friend of mine, but hes very young and hed only had nine fights. But I was around the amateur circuit for a long time, went to an Olympics, and have had 20 fights as a pro. Im fully matured and ready for my world title fight.Concepcion, who makes a first defence, is one of four world champions in the super-flyweight division and while Yafai does not rate him the best at 115 pounds, he is mindful of his power.Its a very competitive division, Yafai said.Youve got Roman Gonzalez, whos the main man and hes better than Concepcion. But Concepcion is very dangerous and very powerful. Its just about me going in there and not seeing the red mist, concentrating on my boxing and getting the job done.He looks very powerful but a bit reckless at times. Hes four years older and been around a long time.At his age I dont think he can change much and he leaves himself open. Ive got to take advantage when that happens.Yafais family came from Yemen to settle in Britain like his hero Naseem Hamed, the entertaining world featherweight champion from 1995 to 2000.I used to love watching Naz, coming from a Yemeni background myself like him. 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Im not the kind of chef whos telling people to always have more bacon and butter in everything, she said.---Four 27-year-old siblings will be the first quadruplets ever to participate in the New York City Marathon.Elite wheelchair athlete Brian Siemann, who suffered a spinal cord injury a few days after birth, has been in more than 25 marathons, but thiis will be his first with able-bodied sisters Amanda Siemann, Maria Siemann and Jessica Rowe.ddddddddddddts exciting on two fronts, Brian Seimann said. One, I think, to be the first quadruplets to run the New York City Marathon ever is really cool. But then to be doing this together for the first time is really special, that well remember the rest of our lives.The siblings were born in Brooklyn but have scattered to different states. 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