Tim Tszyu has one simple goal for his bout with Jack Brubaker.
"Lights out. That's what I'm looking for."
Tszyu will put his unblemished 14-0 professional record on the line when he takes on Brubaker at the International Convention Centre Sydney on December 6.
It will be a St George-Sutherland Shire derby for the bout when Rockdale fighter Tszyu takes on Cronulla's Brubaker with each enjoying an Australian boxing legend in their corner.
For Tszyu, his father, Kostya. For Brubaker, the great Jeff Fenech.
With the fighters at similar ages and from neighbouring areas it was almost inevitable that the two have some history, with Tszyu and Brubaker fighting eight years ago in an exhibition bout as juniors.
But now is the time for the real thing. And 24-year-old Tszyu said he was ready for the challenge of the exciting Brubaker.
"I've seen Jack fight for a few years now. We've had one exhibition fight back when I was 16. So we've had our history. I'm just looking forward to seeing what it's going to be like [fighting Brubaker] now in 2019," Tszyu said.
"My motto is 'whoever, whenever, wherever'. Jack Brubaker is just another name for me. I approach each fight the same way. I train hard, I try and improve myself from what I was the fight before. As you've seen I am improving, I am getting better.
"For me it's another challenge. It's another exciting time for myself to close out the year 2019 with [headlining] my third Main Event pay-per-view. I'm just blessed and I'm going to make the most of this opportunity."
Tszyu said there was no chance of complacency heading into the fight, increasing his own training levels and taking his father's advice to improve his preparation even further.
"Anything can happen in boxing as my dad said. He's lost to Vince Phillips. But again, I think the main thing is preparation and being a professional athlete," Tszyu said.
"And that's one thing that hasn't stopped me. I'm truly focused and I know what's in front of me and what's ahead of me. I know that opportunities come up after every fight. So I'm not looking at the small picture, I'm looking at the big picture. And that's my main goal, to work on things to get to the top. And everything is a stepping stone.
"There were lots of different fights that were available. We were looking for overseas opponents. My management were looking at a lot of options but whatever option there is you can't overlook it. Jack Brubaker is coming up a weight division. So it's going to be interesting.
"Because for me the main thing is to train harder than I've trained before. And victory is before the fight, the 10 weeks leading up to the fight. Not the actual fight. The bright lights and all that that's where the fun happens. Where all of your hard work comes out."
Meanwhile, Paul Gallen may have only just retired from rugby league but he is already preparing to step back into the ring.
The former Cronulla Sharks captain will fight Barry Hall at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne on November 15 in what is being billed as the biggest ever cross-code fight.
Gallen has fought regularly since making his boxing debut in 2014.
While he called time on his 349-game NRL career with Cronulla at the end of the Sharks' season, the 38-year-old has had nine fights in the last six years for nine victories - five by knock out.
His last fight was a second-round knock out of former league player John Hopoate at the Hordern Pavilion in February.
Hall has a background in boxing, contesting 15 fights by the age of 15 including winning a state title.
Boxing champion Danny Green has reportedly been working behind the scenes to put the fight together, with the bout to be the first for 42-year-old Hall who retired from the AFL at the end of 2011 after playing with St Kilda, Sydney and the Western Bulldogs.
