John Hedges is backing himself to silence the boo boys and beat Pat Brown in his own backyard at Manchester's Co-op Live on Saturday night – live worldwide on DAZN.
Brown was afforded a heroes' reception as he tipped the scales at 199.15lbs in front of a bumper home crowd on Friday night.
'The Bomber', undefeated since turning pro over a year ago with a flawless 6-0 record with as many knockouts, faces his toughest test to date in the form of Essex's 12-0 (3 KOs) southpaw Hedges with the vacant British & Commonwealth Cruiserweight titles on the line, along with his WBA International and IBF Intercontinental belts.
As Brown was serenaded by his vocal support, Hedges told the partisan crowd he plans to spoil their party tomorrow night.
Speaking on stage, 'The Gentleman' Hedges said: “Look, it’s a hostile environment but I’m used to it now.
“Pat knows the score and he’ll need to go into the trenches. This is nothing new to me. We are two fighting men and we will put on a fight come Saturday night. I’m ready to put on a hell of a performance.
“I’ve got used to this now. It is my 13th fight as a pro and I plan to give my best performance come Saturday night, I promise you that. I don’t predict fights but I must win at all costs. I need to get my arm raised.”
Brown, meanwhile, played up to his support and promised to deliver fireworks in his quest to be crowned the best in Britain and take home to coveted Lord Londsale strap.
“Thank you everyone for coming out,” said Brown.
"This is what I have been born to do since seven years of age, my Dad has taken me to the gym. This is what I have been made to do since I was a lad.
“I am going to be on him [John Hedges] like a rash. Trust me. I’m f****** on it. Let’s go."
The stacked card in Manchester sees Stoke's Shabaz Masoud return to take on Ckari Cani Mansilla for the WBA International & IBF Intercontinental Featherweight Titles, plus Kieron Conway challenging Mark Jeffers in an eliminator for the British Super Middleweight Championship and Joe Howarth taking on arch-nemesis Corey O’Regan for the English Lightweight strap.
See the official Weigh-In results in full below along with a confirmed running order for Saturday's show.
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