Mountmellick fighter Cian Reddy looks forward to Tuesday's World title fight.
Laois fighter TJ Doheny is facing into the biggest bout of career.
The former World Champion takes on the undisputed and undefeated bantamweight champion, Naoya Inoue on Tuesday.
Doheny, who has won his last three fights by knockout, will start the contest as a heavy underdog against an opponent considered to be one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world.
He says he won't be intimidated:
Mountmellick's Cian Reddy has just turned pro, winning his first bout in impressive fashion in Bradford in July.
'The Country Kid' expects to return to the ring for two bouts before the end of the year.
He says the Laois man may just have the tools to spring an historic shock:
You can listen to Reddy's full fight preview with Midlands 103's David Hollywood here:
The bill in Japan gets underway at 7.30am, with Doheny and Inoue's ringwalks expected at around 12.15pm.
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