Matchroom sensation Ben Whittaker will look to take a giant stride towards securing his maiden world title opportunity when he headlines in Birmingham on Saturday night.
The Wolverhampton-born light-heavyweight knows that a crack at IBF titlist, and one of the biggest names in boxing, Dmitry Bivol could lie in wait should he reign supreme when he headlines in the second city.
The charismatic, and at times cocky, Olympian has made no secret of his desire to cement himself as one of the biggest names in an already stacked 175lbs class.
Barring one bizarre technical draw with Liam Cameron, Whittaker has blitzed through all who have dared to stand in front of him, including the talented Richard Rivera last time out.
Victory in New York on what was a seriously impressive Stateside debut for the 29-year-old earned him a showdown with Wallace this weekend -- an opponent who sits a significantly higher pedestal than anyone he has faced before.
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Make no mistake about it, this is the biggest challenge of Whittaker's fledgling professional boxing career to date.
Wallace is a seasoned and impressive fighter, who controls his distance exceptionally well and packs a serious punch with his trademark jabs.
The once-beaten Australian is exceptionally diligent and wastes very little inside the ring, although he knows he may have to throw a little more if he is to seriously threaten an opponent who has been tipped to rise to the very top.
Whittaker, for all of his showboating, is a supremely skillful operator, whose amateur pedigree is there for all to see.
The Briton has rightly been installed as the significant underdog, with many in the fight game expecting his fast and heavy hands to prove too hot for Wallace to handle.
Esteemed trainer Andy Lee has helped engineer some serious knockout power in the fists of the 29-year-old too; and it's worth noting that nine of the Matchroom fighter's 12 successes have come inside the scheduled distance.
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