Anthony Joshua returns to the ring on Saturday against Albanian Kristian Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with victory setting up a long-awaited showdown with Tyson Fury.
Joshua, a two-time world champion and Olympic gold medallist, has won 29 fights – 26 by stoppage – and lost four.
He will be looking to bounce back from a difficult period in his life, including a car crash in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two close friends.
Meanwhile, Fury comfortably dispatched Polish veteran Mariusz Wach in Thailand on Friday, putting the pressure on Joshua to deliver.
The Fury-Joshua fight has been a decade in the making, with contracts signed for the blockbuster bout to take place later this year.
But could Prenga spoil the party and pull off a huge shock to go down in boxing history as the man who got in the way of Joshua-Fury happening?
Experts are confident that Joshua will come out on top, with 11 of 12 pundits predicting a win for the British boxer.
"I think AJ will win by a stoppage late," said former two-weight world champion Natasha Jonas. "He has to be careful at the beginning of the fight because a lot of Prenga's stoppages have come in the first couple of rounds – he rarely goes past six rounds, so that's uncharted territory."
Former two-weight world champion Carl Frampton echoed Jonas' sentiments, saying "I think AJ will have a look in the first round but it will be over round three or four."
IBF light-middleweight world champion Josh Kelly added, "If the right Anthony Joshua goes out there and performs, he's a hard night for anyone."
The fight will be broadcast live on the BBC Sport website and app, with commentary starting at 19:30 BST and radio commentary from Jeddah beginning at 20:30 BST on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds, and the BBC Sport website and app.
With Joshua's opponents usually being significantly less experienced than Prenga, this fight could be an interesting test for the British boxer.
On Saturday, we will find out if Joshua can overcome the unknown Prenga and set up the long-awaited showdown with Fury.
Source: Yahoo Sports