Sergey Lipinets has arrived in Wembley with a warning for Adam Azim.
Azim and Lipinets fight this Saturday at the OVO Arena Wembley, live on Sky Sports.
Lipinets, who used to hold the IBF super-lightweight title, has boxed a litany of elite fighters, including Mikey Garcia, Lamont Peterson and Jaron 'Boots' Ennis. He dismissed Azim's pre-fight boasts.
Azim has threatened to retire Lipinets but the former world champion hit back. "Everybody will see in the ring what happens. The ring will show who's a good fighter and who knocks who out," Lipinets told Sky Sports.
He will be gunning for a stoppage win himself. "I try to do it. Because it's boxing. I try to win against him, he tries to win against me," Lipinets said.
"It's the best man wins. I will try to knock him out and we will see how good he is."
He does rate his opponent. "He's a good boxer, very young. A talent, he's fast, smart, has a good shot. He has many knockouts and I expect he will be aggressive," Lipinets said of Azim. "We will see what he has. I have respect for him.
"He will be ready for this fight and we show for all fans a very nice, big drama show of boxing."
His last bout was an exciting victory over Robbie Davies in which he dropped the Briton - a former gym-mate of Azim's - three times as he recorded a unanimous decision victory.
He wants something similar in this bout at Wembley Arena. "It will be the same. Aggressive. Fast. I hope we have the same fight with Azim with many knockdowns, many good shots. What all fans love, what I love," Lipinets said.
"I'm glad to be here, it's my first time in London. Everything's good. I'm ready and I want to show [something] for all fans of boxing and especially for UK fans. I know here fans really love boxing and I want to show a firefight."
Lipinets remains determined to win a world title once again and this contest with Azim is his stepping stone towards doing that.
"Of course I have motivation because it's my dream to be a world champion again and it's my chance," he said.
"This is why I've been training hard because I believe I can win. And I will."
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