Do yourself a favor.

Climb aboard the Dominic Williams bandwagon now, before it gets too crowded.

Evidence suggests the 11-year old boxing phenom from Spencer is on the fast track to fame, fortune and pay-per-view exposure. Already a veteran of 19 amateur fights, he captured the North Carolina Junior Olympic championship for his age and weight group four weeks ago with a smashing, four-knockdown performance.

A weekend later he devastated South Carolina’s reigning champ, jabbing and uppercutting his way to a unanimous decision.

“I say this with such conviction,” says David Williams, Dominic’s father/trainer and a licensed North Carolina referee. “One day the whole world will know his name. He is something special.”

Hmmm. Those are big words that demand an explanation. “I’ll tell you everything I can,” says Dominic, a 5-foot-1, 100-pound fireball-in-disguise. “Because all of it is true.”

Indeed, there is quite a story behind that crew-cut, freckle-faced, blue-eyed exterior. Pull up a chair.

It begins at 6 a.m. on a Wednesday, any Wednesday. Dominic’s eyelids spring open like twin garage doors and within seconds he begins the daily, pre-dawn ritual that has helped cast him as the nation’s fifth-ranked competitor.

First come the 50 two-handed curls with a 30-pound dumbell, followed by a set of 50 pull-ups and 50 push-ups. Barely breaking a sweat, he’ll saunter out of his bedroom and into the family’s living room, knock out a hundred reps on his abdomen wheel, then drop for another 50 push-ups.

All this happens before breakfast, five days a week, before he morphs into an A-B fifth-grade student at Sacred Heart Academy. “Technically, I love doing this,” he says, polite as an alter boy and wearing an Opie Taylor grin. “I understand these are the dues I have to pay. I’m willing to do whatever I have to do.”

He continues doing it after school, frequently spending evenings at Salisbury’s Hardcore Gym. There he engages in intense two-hour workouts that include pounding both the heavy bag and speed bag, monitored weight training, calistenics and sparring. Under his dad’s watchful eye, Dominic has developed a 64 1/2-inch reach, a set of six-pack abs and a 1-2 combination that puts the “pow” in power.

“How many kids are gonna do what Dominic does?” asks David, the former owner of two Rowan gyms. “This is a young man who believes in himself. He knows exactly where he is and exactly where he wants to go. He sees the big picture.”

Dedicated beyond comprehension, Dominic has carefully scripted a blueprint for success. He’s aimed his sights on two amateur records currently held by former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson — an eight-second knockout and a world championship belt by age 19.

“If all that goes well, I’m gonna try to turn pro around 15 or 16,” he says. “And then I’m gonna go for Rocky Marciano’s record (49-0), with my last two fights at the Roman Coliseum in Italy.”

Allow Dominic to think big and dream even bigger. He’s proven himself to be a meticulous tactician, one who routinely dissects opponents with the precision of a surgeon.

He’s also a crafty slugger, an adolescent with a veteran’s guile, a no-artificial-ingredients specimen who hits like a Mack truck.

Dominic’s mindset? Heads-on-straight. And his heart? Well, that simply can’t be measured.

“He is,” boasts his father, “the real thing. And I’m not just saying that because he’s my son. He lives and breathes this game. When he fights he’s like a racehorse — all he knows is all-out. Anything less than that and he’s on easy street.”

That street will lead Dominic to Manchester, Conn., for his next bout on June 1. From there it’s on to Roanoke, Va., for a June 9 match. Then in July, father and son will fly to Las Vegas for the Junior Olympic Golden Gloves national tournament and four days of single elimination drama against the nation’s premier amateurs.

“It’s all kind of a dream for me,” says Dominic. “It has been ever since I was born. I’m really not in a hurry to get anywhere. I’m just taking this one fight at a time, one round at a time. Because I know once I get up there, there’s not gonna be anything to stop me. This is going to happen.”

All aboard.