Friday 15 September 2017 15:55, UK
Stuart Hall has vowed to demolish Paul Butler in their rematch and eliminator for the WBA world bantamweight title, live on Sky Sports, on September 30 in Liverpool.
The pair first met in May 2014 in Newcastle where Butler took Hall's IBF crown in a tight contest and now, over three years later, the 37-year-old finally gets the chance to gain revenge.
The victor will take a big step towards challenging for the WBA title, a belt held by another old foe of Hall's, Jamie McDonnell, who is set to defend it again in a rematch with Liborio Solis.
Both boxers have switched trainers since their first encounter; Hall now basing himself in Birmingham with Max McCracken while Butler has moved into Joe Gallagher's Bolton home of champions.
"My camp has gone brilliantly, I couldn't ask for better preparation," said Hall. "I'm training with the Yafai brothers [Kal and Gamal] who are world-class fighters.
"I've been told he's had a nightmare camp, terrible sparring which is not the best to fight someone like me. Deep down it's my last chance, but I'm not going off that - I'm just going off what I'm doing and I know it will be too much for him.
"I saw Butler made a quote saying he's got under my skin, that's rubbish. I'm in a great place. I'm more focused and mentality very stable. The last time I fought him, maybe he got in my head a little bit.
"People go on about my age but I'm sparring people 10 years younger than me and giving them hell. They are all praising me saying how I'm firing.
"I've watched the first fight back a couple of times, I'm quite embarrassed to be honest. I let him do what he wanted for the first four or five rounds."
Hall just failed to regain his old IBF world title 12 months ago when he suffered a contentious points defeat to another English compatriot Lee Haskins.
"I'm going to take care of him [Butler} then I'm looking at my old foe Jamie McDonnell," Hall added. "Hopefully he does a number on Solis then we can get it on again.
"That's the rematch I've wanted for years. We're close now but this is a business. I thought he nicked the first fight, he'll want to impress this time around and I expect to him wider on points.
"First and foremost I'm going to demolish Butler, then I can look to leave this sport on a high against McDonnell. All the pressure is on Paul. I'll enjoy walking out to the boos being an away fighter. It's nearly time to fight and I honestly am counting down the days."
Liverpool's Rocky Fielding defends his British super-middleweight title for the first time on a packed and exciting undercard against Scotsman David Brophy, who puts up the Commonwealth strap he won in fine fashion in Australia in March.
Outspoken Hackney fighter Ohara Davies looks to get back to winning ways as he challenges Tom Farrell for the unbeaten local favourite's WBA International super-lightweight belt at the Echo Arena.
Birkenhead's Sean 'Masher' Dodd defends his Commonwealth and WBC International lightweight titles against former Team GB captain and Liverpudlian Tom Stalker.
And two more Team GB Olympians Anthony Fowler and Natasha Jonas fight on home turf for the first time in their second fights in the paid ranks, while cruiserweight Craig Glover is also in action.
