Jean Pascal is only a few days away from making the first defense of his WBA "regular" light heavyweight title against former beltholder Badou Jack.
The Showtime televised fight takes place this coming Saturday night at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
The headline bout will feature Gervonta Davis facing Yuriorkis Gamboa for the vacant WBA lightweight title.
Jack lost his WBA title when he suffered a twelve round decision loss at the hands of Marcus Browne. During that fight, Jack suffered a terrible cut on his forehead during the bout and had trouble seeing for the bulk of the second-half.
Then Pascal captured the belt from Browne, who was undefeated, in a shocking upset. Browne went down three times in the fight and lost a technical decision when the fight was stopped short due to a cut.
Now Pascal is ready to prove that his big win was no fluke when he faces a very determined Jack.
"Training camp has been excellent," said Pascal. "I've been working hard in Puerto Rico, and feel very confident going into this fight. I stay at this elite level because I stay in the gym even when nothing is scheduled.
"I've been the underdog my whole career, so it's nothing new to me. But I have to say that beating Marcus Browne did feel great. I showed the world that I'm special. I've been at the highest level of boxing for over eleven years and I'm still here. I became two-time champion ten years after winning the title the first time, I don't think that's ever been done in this division!
"Badou is a great fighter. We both always look to fight the best. In my last fight I knew that Marcus would be on his back foot, but Badou comes to fight, so I'm going to be war ready. I consider him a boxing friend, but on December 28th when that bell rings, he's the enemy."
"I saw Jack's fighting against Browne, but styles make fights so I don't compare it to mine at all. Obviously Browne was lefty so sparring was different but for that fight I trained like Rocky chasing the chicken because of Browne's style. Everyone saw me catch that chicken too, but for this fight I'm training like Rocky in the freezer, ready to fight! I'm fighting for the fans and to cement my legacy. This is a another big fight and if you look at my record, that's all I look for. On December 28 I promise the boxing world I'm coming to fight and I will be at my best."
