Friday 10 July 2015 11:12, UK
Anthony Joshua will fight Dillian Whyte for the British heavyweight title.
The Olympic gold medallist will take on his long-standing rival in November or December.
Promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed the fight will take place, giving Joshua not only the chance to win a major professional title, but to avenge a defeat as an amateur.
Joshua has blown all 13 opponents away and is yet to go past three rounds, while Whyte, who had to serve two-year ban after failing a drugs test is also unbeaten, winning all 14 of his fights.
But the pair have fallen out and Hearn believes we are in for a "fierce" battle.
"The moment Anthony Joshua turned pro I knew this fight would happen," he told Sky Sports.
"I've been in talks with Dillian for the last couple of months and originally it was penciled in for September 12 but he picked up that hand injury and his trainer was involved in an accident and not having boxed since February it would've been the wrong move for him to go into a fight like this ill-prepared.
"But now he has got the chance to fight on Sky and build up to a huge domestic grudge match that by the time it comes around will be a major sporting event.
"I think it is Joshua's toughest test in and out of the ring. The rivalry is real and I could see that in the negotiations and Dillian will be trying to press all the buttons to get under his skin.
"You will see a different side of Anthony Joshua in this fight, especially outside the ring. The build-up will be fierce."
You will see a different side of Anthony Joshua in this fight, especially outside the ring. The build-up will be fierce.
Whyte comes from south London and Joshua from north and the pair knew each other as amateurs.
They fought in 2009 with Whyte winning on points and although there was no animosity, the duo fell out after London 2012, when they were both training in the Klitschko camp.
"It got a bit heated and I offered him out to fight me and then it got calmed down," Whyte told Ringside recently.
"He explained that 'his quotes got taken out of context, that's not what he said' and we were okay. I offered to spar with him before his fight with Konstantin Airich, but then he changed his mind in the evening.
"He came back and started ranting about some other stuff so there's no love lost."
