A shot at redemption - that’s how Kevin Barry has described Joseph Parker’s next foray into the UK, when he takes on Dillian Whyte in July.
The 26-year-old Kiwi isn't exactly easing back into the groove taking on the dangerous Londoner, whose impressive record includes 17 knockouts in 23 victories.
Whyte is riding a seven-fight win streak since suffering his only professional loss to Anthony Joshua in 2015.
That setback - by knockout - galvanised Whyte, who soon after joined forces with Joshua's promoter, Eddie Hearn.
Little more than two-years later, he finds himself one win away from a potential rematch with 'AJ'.
Similarly for Parker, a victory at London's O2 Arena next month will propel him straight back into the heavyweight title mix, just one fight removed from losing his WBO championship.
Trainer Barry believes this is a tremendous fight for his charge.
"Dillian Whyte is a very dangerous opponent," Barry told NBC Sports. "He has earned a lot of respect within the boxing world.
“He is number one-ranked in the WBC, number two in the WBO. He has earned his stripes.
"Within 20 seconds of hearing about the opportunity, Joe wanted this fight.
"He wants the biggest fight possible. We looked at this fight and feel it is an opportunity for us to regain all the momentum we lost in losing to Anthony Joshua.
"The winner of this fight will find themselves in a tremendous position on the shortlist to fight Joshua or Deontay Wilder.
"This is our redemption in one fight."
Barry credits promoter David Higgins for securing such a high-profile bout for Parker, just a few months after his first professional loss at the hands of Joshua.
"It was a tremendous bit of business," Barry said. "We were looking very hard at Bryant Jennings and we were a long way through to putting a deal together with him.
"At about the same time, Dillian Whyte and Matchroom lost the purse bid for the Kubrat Pulev fight.
"Whyte was only getting 25 percent of the purse and the fight was being taken to Bulgaria, so for him, he was liking that fight less every day.
"So David [Higgins] picked up the phone and rang Eddie Hearn, and in less than 72 hours, this fight was put together from start to finish.
"It was a result of the tremendous relationship we have with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom. We worked very hard in the build-up to the Anthony Joshua fight to build those relationships.
"For this Dillian Whyte fight, we have the full backing of Sky UK to make it a pay-per-view event. We have the trust and support of Eddie Hearn and his team in how professional we are and how we can deliver."
The fight card on July 29 is stacked with a second feature heavyweight bout involving perennial contender Carlos Takam and hard-hitting Brit veteran Dereck Chisora.
Some 12,000 seats have already been sold, with 20,000 thought to be capacity.
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