Jordan Tai and Jonathan Taylor are in top shape for tonight's 10-round contest for the IBO Oceania super-middleweight and NZPBA super-middleweight titles in Auckland that will catapult the winner up the IBO's rankings and into world title relevance.
Tai, who defended his NZNBF super-middleweight title with a spectacular first-round knockout of the previously undefeated Joe Blackbourn in May, weighed in at 75.6kg.
A victory for Tai would hand him both New Zealand professional titles and his first regional belt - an important stepping stone to global relevance.
Tauranga's Taylor, a huge puncher who has finished two of his last three fights inside the first minute, tipped the scales at a ripped 75.4kg, meaning neither fighter will carry a meaningful weight advantage.
"I'm pumped," said Taylor. "I'm ready. I came back to New Zealand from Australia to win a national title, and now I've got the chance. This is huge."