Undefeated Olympian Errol Spence (21-0, 18 KOs) is less than two weeks away before his steps in the ring for his mandatory shot at IBF world champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs).
The fight takes place on May 27th in Brook's home venue, at Bramall Lane, in Sheffield.
The venue will be packed with fans who are going to cheer on the hometown hero.
For Brook, this will be his first bout since suffering his first career defeat last September at the hands of IBO, WBA, WBC, IBF world champion Gennady Golovkin at the O2 Arena in London.
Brook moved up by two weight divisions to challenge Golovkin for his middleweight belts. During the bout, Brook suffered a fractured orbital bone and was eventually stopped in the fifth round.
The injury required surgery and kept Brook on the shelf for several months before he was medically cleared to begin training again.
Spence is not expecting an injured Brook or a weight-drained Brook. He expects a Brook that is 100% ready to go to war.
"I expect a 100% Kell Brook. I expect Kell Brook to show a lot of heart who’s fighting at home basically willing to put his life on the line to defend his belt and to basically win in his hometown," Spence told a media scrum.
"This dude’s fighting in his hometown in front of his family and friends so he’s going to try and knock me out. That’s why I stay focused and stay hungry and dedicated to my craft when I have somebody on the other side of the ring from me trying to beat me."
Spence won't be gunning for a knockout victory, but he wants to close the show by stopping Brook inside the distance - which in turn would avoid the possibility of a controversial decision on the cards.
"I don’t think I have to win by knockout but it’s something I want. I am not going to rush it and make my style fight ugly trying to get the knockout. I am going to go by the gameplan my coach draws up and if the knockout comes then I’m definitely going to take it but not something I am going to be looking for to get," Spence said.
"I am going in like a gladiator. I am going into the arena, in a lion’s den. I’m trying to win. I am going in there trying to destroy my opponent and have the crowd cheer for me at the end like the Gladiator movies."