He hasn’t even made the Australian boxing team yet, but he’s already boldly predicted he’ll be the first boxer to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games - starting in London in 2012.

But for now, he’s committed to earning selection for this year’s Commonwealth Games, to be held in New Delhi in India. The 18-year-old sensation from Guyra will travel to Fremantle in Western Australia in six weeks to compete for Australian selection.

The light welterweight (64kg) will come up against the best in the country, including ex-Olympian Todd Kidd.

“It’s going to be a great challenge,” he said. “But I’m ready and I think I’ll do well.”

There is only one spot up for grabs in New Delhi, meaning Archibald must perform at his very best to gain selection.

But trainer Cliff Rowe thinks he’ll do it easily, labelling him as one of the best boxers he’s seen.

“I’ve seen plenty, too,” Rowe said. “He’s got it all, this kid.

“Quick, powerful and smart - he’s a complete package.”

While there are plenty of boxers going around with speed and power, Rowe said there were few fighters with a brain as sharp as Archibald’s.

“He thinks like a boxer should. It makes a big difference if you can outthink an opponent in this sport,” he said.

Having spent a year in Canberra on an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship, there’s no doubting Archibald’s talent.

He has already travelled to Thailand and New Zealand twice to fight and will no doubt see more corners of the world as his career progresses.

But all plans are going towards London in 2012.

“I’ll be Australia’s first boxer to win an Olympic gold medal,” he said. “That’s the dream, anyway.”

Genetics are certainly on his side - Archibald’s grandfather was a professional boxer who enjoyed more than 300 fights in a career which started at 15 years of age.

His father could also handle himself in the ring, nearly beating champion fighter Pat Leglise in the 1980s.

“If I could be as good as my pop I’d be really happy,” Archibald said. “But I’ll just try and be the best I can.”