Nathan Cleverly is an underdog to dethrone Juergen Braehmer in Germany on Saturday, so how have other Brits fared over there?
Wales' former world light-heavyweight champion will attempt to seize the WBA title in Neubrandenburg but in Braehmer (48-2-KO35), he takes on a home fighter who is undefeated since 2008.
Some of Britain's finest have returned from Germany with world titles. Some have returned with career-ending injuries. Some have returned with little but complaints about the judges.
So as Cleverly eyes his chance to return to the top, let's look at the successes and failures of others to have made the trip.
Paul Smith
Having won English and British titles, Smith's chance to add the WBO world super-middleweight crown to his collection came in September 2014 against Arthur Abraham.
Abraham, who was born in Armenia but built his reputation in Germany, was awarded scores of 119-109 117-111 117-111 in the first bout and 117-111 117-111 116-112 in an immediate rematch. Smith and many others felt both results were harsh.
Martin Murray
The first time Murray ever fought outside of the UK, he visited Mannheim to challenge Felix Sturm for the WBA Super middleweight title in December 2011. The St Helens star boxed brilliantly only to be denied by a split draw.
Four years later, Murray returned to Germany to take on Abraham but was foiled again, being docked a point for holding before suffering a split-decision defeat.
Tyson Fury
Surely the greatest success of any British fighter in Germany came in Dusseldorf in November 2015, when Fury rocked the sport by ending Wladimir Klitschko's 11-year reign as the heavyweight king of the world.
Many doubted whether the enigmatic Fury would be able to secure a points success but after bewildering his host with his unorthodox movement, he earned scores of 115-112 115-112 116-111.
David Haye
Another heavyweight hero to defy the doubters on German soil, Haye fought the gigantic Nikolay Valuev in Nuremberg with the WBA world heavyweight title on the line.
Giving away close to an entire foot in height and a staggering 100lbs at the weigh-in, Haye put on a masterclass of boxing to secure a majority decision with scores of 116-112 116-112 114-114.
Matthew Macklin
Macklin's first shot at a world title arrived in 2011 when he visited Cologne to fight Sturm. It was the host's 13th defence of the WBA Super world middleweight crown.
It proved a lucky one, as Macklin put on arguably the most impressive performance of his career before hotly- disputed scores of 113-115 116-112 116-112 in Sturm's favour were read out.
Darren Barker
Barker completed his world title dream in Atlantic City in August 2013 and his first defence of the IBF middleweight crown was a daunting trip to Germany to face Sturm.
It was to prove an ill-fated visit, as Barker's troublesome hip and back problems contributed to the towel coming in in the second round. The north Londoner was then forced to retire from the sport.
Dereck Chisora
Chisora's big shot came in February 2012, when he travelled to Munich with the daunting task of dethroning WBC world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko.
The Londoner put on a valiant show of defiance before losing a wide points decision, but the bout is most famous for the post-fight press conference brawl with Haye.
Watch Braehmer v Cleverly, David Price, Anthony Ogogo and Ohara Davies live on Sky Sports 2 this Saturday from 8pm