Chris Billam-Smith has revealed a new mindset ahead of his world title fight with Mateusz Masternak.
The pair of them fight in Billam-Smith’s home city of Bournemouth, and it marks the first defence of his WBO cruiserweight strap.
Masternak has come up against some huge fighters in the past, such as Tony Bellew, and boasts more than 50 fights to his name, winning 47 of them.
However, Billam-Smith thinks that he has done the hard work necessary to come out on top when they fight on Sunday evening.
"I'm just feeling supremely confident at the moment and believe I can be the first man to stop him or drop him and get rid of him early," Billam-Smith told Sky Sports.
"You can't fake true confidence and that comes from the work you put in. I always leave no stone unturned. I've improved so much in the way I've developed in training in the last year and a bit.
"It's a true inner confidence that comes from all the work I've put in and the way I live my life.
"I've doing some good work in sparring.
"That's why I like my nickname "The Gentleman." It's ironic because one thing you can't be in a boxing ring is a gentleman.
"Now people know what I'm about in the ring, they've seen it. I'm a savage in the ring and that is just my mindset. I flick a switch on fight night, or in sparring or whatever it is. As soon as I climb through the ropes I'm a different person."
He knows that the Pole is a tough opponent, and is not taking the challenge lightly.
"The last fights he lost were Dorticos and Bellew. Both went on to win world titles after he'd boxed them. Both fights there were two or three points in it," Billam-Smith said.
"Everyone knows who Tony Bellew is. Dorticos was IBF champion and had been in phenomenal fights, 24 knockouts in 26 wins.
"So it goes to show the level of Masternak and where he's at. It's a tough night's work for sure."