This Saturday, at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, World Boxing Council flyweight champion Charlie Edwards is defending his Green and Gold Belt for the second time,  when he faces the mandatory challenger Julio Cesar Martinez.

This riveting fight will be part of the card topped by Ukrainian Vasiliy Lomachenko fighting  British, Luke Campbell, for the vacant WBC lightweight title.

This was what the champion commented about the upcoming outgoing:

“His style works perfectly for me, it plays into my hands,” said Edwards, confidently adding:  “He’s already told me that he’s going to knock me out. But when he doesn’t, things are going to get very tough for him and if he’s coming in with that mentality it shows he’s underrating me, and that’s not a good place to be in!

“He can bang, there’s no doubt about it. You can see it just by looking at his record. We saw in his last fight against Andrew Selby that he’s powerful and can be awkward. He  can rough you up, but that’s good as he’s going to bring out the best in me. I’m a lot stronger and a lot tougher now.

“Fitness has never been an issue for me but in his fight against Selby you could tell that he was blowing a little bit and that’s maybe because he puts everything into every shot. It’s about nullifying his ability to punch hard and dragging him into the deep trenches.

“Fitness and rounds are my strongest attributes and I’m ready and looking forward to dragging him deep and for the roles switching, I will bully the bully. I am the WBC World Champion and nobody is beating me. On Saturday I am going to retain my World title with a punch-perfect performance.”