Tommy McCarthy insists he is ready to "set the record straight" in his eagerly anticipated rematch with Chris Billam-Smith.
The Belfast cruiserweight suffered a split decision defeat to Billam-Smith in July last year in a closely contested European, Commonwealth and British title clash.
The pair will renew rivalries on Saturday night at Manchester Arena on the undercard of Conor Benn vs Chris van Heerden.
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And for McCarthy, he is ready to right the wrongs of nine months ago.
"The last fight was so close and I’m so happy to get the rematch so we can set the record straight and get the win again," the 31-year-old said.
"As long as I win on Saturday night, that is all that I’m focused on. It is a must win. And I have to stay concentrated on it. I am fully focused.
"He did it the gentlemanly way and gave me a shot (of rematch) when he didn’t have to give me one. There was so much controversy with the first one.
"The respect is earned and I don’t have any ill feelings especially because the fight we had was one of the fights of the year.
"As long as we are in the ring throwing shots, I need to be switched on."
Their first meeting at Matchroom HQ was an absorbing encounter, with Billam-Smith edging the win to add McCarthy's European belt to his stack.
One judge scored it 115-114 to McCarthy, but that was overruled by two cards in favour of Billam-Smith - 115-114 and 116-112.
There was an immediate clamour for the rematch which will happen on Saturday night, and the champion expects a repeat result in Manchester.
"It was a good fight last time but for me this is giving me the opportunity to put this to bed and prove my performance can be so much better than it was last time," Billam-Smith said.
"And, I have proved that in camp. I will put on a superb performance on Saturday night.
"Now I know the ways to get around him and get the knockout."
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