Dereck Chisora has vowed to shatter Oleksandr Usyk's dream of becoming heavyweight world champion.
The former undisputed cruiserweight ruler is Anthony Joshua's mandatory challenger but may have to wait until next year for his shot.
Joshua is due to defend his three belts against Kubrat Pulev in June and could then face fellow champion Tyson Fury in December.
In the meantime, Usyk will take on Chisora in just his second fight in boxing's premier division on May 23.
And the Brit is ready to ruin his rival's plan and set himself up for a shot at Joshua - and a seven-figure pay day.
Chisora said: "He is already at the top and could easily have not taken this fight.
"I just hope I don't scare him too much that he pulls out of the fight. He has the golden ticket and I'm going to take what he has and make it mine."
Usyk won all four belts at cruiserweight in just 16 fights and signed off with victory over Tony Bellew in Manchester.
He stopped Chazz Witherspoon on his heavyweight debut last October and Chisora is all too aware of the challenge in front of him.
He added: "I'm fighting one of the best guys out there, he knows how to box, there's no two ways about it.
"I can't get sparring partners who know how to box like him so I'm going unorthodox for this fight, I've decided to chuck whatever I can chuck for however long I last.
"I believe he can knock me out but if that doesn't happen I'm going to keep coming and coming. I'm ready to die in this fight.
"The guy has good foot movement, if I box his way he's going to win. He can dance around me 24/7 but I know I need to land a couple of punches to slow him down."
