By Elliot Foster

Billy Joe Saunders has made his prediction on the heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder this weekend – and he’s holding nothing back.

Fury faces the American on Saturday in just his third fight back since a 924-day exile from the sport and numerous well-publicised battles with drink and drugs.

And ex-WBO middleweight king Saunders, who voluntarily relinquished his title in the wake of a controversial failed drugs test in the build-up to his ill-fated fight against Demetrius Andrade back in April, is backing his fellow traveller to dethrone the man with 40 wins and 39 knockouts.

Saunders has a betting slip in his hand with some hefty figures in his latest Instagram video.

He is betting £20,000 on Fury to win with odds of 11/8.

And the Brit says: “Tyson Fury, ready to rock and roll.”

The former British, Commonwealth and European champion then shows another betting slip for the same odds but with £50,000. making a total bet of £70,000.

If ‘Gypsy King’ Fury wins, Saunders promised one of the staff members a drink.

BT Sport Box Office will exclusively show Wilder v Fury on December 1, available to buy for just £19.95.

SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION will stream live on SHOWTIME Sports social channels beginning at 7:45 p.m. ET/4:45 p.m. PT and feature one-fight coverage from Canada as boxing’s longest-reigning world champion Adonis Stevenson makes the 10th defense of his WBC Light Heavyweight Title against unbeaten mandatory challenger Oleksandr Gvozdyk. SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION will air live on SHOWTIME and stream for free on the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Facebook page immediately preceding the Wilder vs. Fury SHOWTIME PPV.