Make no mistake, when he steps into the ring to face Dillian Whyte in London this weekend, Kiwi fighter Joseph Parker is ready for redemption.
Back in the ring after his first career loss - to Anthony Joshua in April this year - a slimmer, fitter Parker fronted media in London this morning, as he attempts to return to winning ways against Britain's Whyte.
"It's great to be back again," Parker began.
"Training camp has been great. It was a short camp, but it was probably the best camp we've had in the five or six years we've been together.
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"I'm in great shape, there's no excuses here."
Parker also revealed he has a new mentality towards this fight, with his career now in a do-or-die situation.
"I used to fight and say 'hopefully have a good fight, catch them clean, hopefully get a knockout.' There's no hopefully here, I'm here to do damage."
"I'm here to punch with bad intentions, I'm going to break him down.
"He's going to take a lot of punches.
The Kiwi also addressed Whyte's pre-fight comments , having been called a coward, and that he let his family down.
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"My opponent has been talking a lot of smack.
"Sometimes, smack talk is a sign of doubt, and also it's a sign of trying to convince himself and convince others that he's ready for this big challenge.
"He thinks I can't go to war, wait and see."
Parker then outline his intention for the fight with one simple sentence:
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"Less movement, more punches."
Parker and Whyte will step into the ring at London's O2 Arena on Sunday morning NZT.
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