Tuesday 27 September 2016 14:55, UK
Juergen Braehmer believes Saturday's world title fight with Nathan Cleverly, live on Sky Sports, is bigger than it was when the pair were set to fight five years ago.
The two light-heavyweights were meant to meet in 2011 at London's O2 Arena, before WBO champion Braehmer withdrew from the fight just days before, leaving Cleverly to face Aleksy Kuziemski for the vacant belt.
While Cleverly won that fight and went on to make four successful world title defences before losing out to Russian powerhouse Sergey Kovalev, Braehmer went in a different direction, eventually winning his second world title and will now be making the seventh defence of that WBA strap.
The German southpaw is glad to finally have the fight scheduled again and believes there is now more interest in the Cleverly match-up than ever before.
"I'm really excited about this fight and I can't wait to finally get it on," Braehmer told Sky Sports.
"This fight is five years in the making and I believe that it has got bigger over the years and the interest in it has only grown.
"I rate Cleverly the same as I did in 2011, he has the same offensive style and I know how to prepare for him."
Despite being 37, Braehmer is adamant he can contend at the highest level and is hopeful that victory on Saturday will lead to a much sought-after unification bout with either WBC champ Adonis Stevenson or the winner of November's blockbuster clash between Kovalev and Andre Ward, which will also be shown live on Sky Sports.
"This is another defence of my title and as long as I can contend with guys ten years my junior, I will keep on going, I'm showing no signs of stopping.
"I want to be in the biggest fights and if they can be made then you have to find a way to do it.
"Hopefully, after I beat Cleverly we can contact one of those other champions and get something finalised. It would be a shame for me to finish my career without getting that big opportunity."
Watch Braehmer v Cleverly live on Sky Sports 2 this Saturday from 8pm.
