The rapidly-ascending British southpaw star faces the biggest test of his career so far at the O2 Arena as he competes for the IBF title vacated when former undisputed king Oleksandr Usyk relinquished all of his belts earlier this summer in preparation for one “last dance”.
He would be the second-youngest ever title-holder in the sport’s glamour division and youngest since a then 20-year-old Tyson dethroned WBC champion Trevor Berbick in Las Vegas in November 1986 with a second-round knockout en route to undisputed superstardom.
Cuba’s Frank Sanchez had been first in line for the IBF belt after knocking out Richard Torres…
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