Johnny Fisher beat Dave Allen on points over 10 rounds in December, but then he didn't really, because a large portion of those watching on screens disagreed with the opinions of the three ringside judges following the clash staged in Saudi Arabia. As is custom in the current era following even the slightest sniff of contention, a rematch was hastily arranged for May 17 and the tagline, 'The Inquest', was attached to it.
This time it takes place in London at the Copper Box Arena, an altogether more suitable setting for two British heavyweights, but Allen - who dropped the hyped Fisher in the fifth round last time and did indeed appear unfortunate to walk away the loser - might just as well be fighting in the Middle East again such is the expected support at the gate for his opponent.
"I've got about 73 people coming from Doncaster so it's going to be buzzing in there for me," joked the man from Doncaster, a city situated some 170 miles north of Saturday's fight venue. "When the bell goes it's just me and him. I want to win this fight, I want to set up the trilogy.
"This is probably the first fight I've ever looked forward to. I always wanted to box, but I didn't want to put in the work. I was fighting people as a relative novice so I fell out of love with it but something clicked that night [in December]. It took me 17 years but this fight can't come quick enough."
That hasn't always been the way for Allen, 23-7-2 (18 KOs), who has been thrown in deep in the past against the likes of Dillian Whyte, Tony Yoka and Luis Ortiz.
"This is the right level for me," Allen said at Wednesday's press conference. "It all depends if Johnny has improved. I've lost seven times so I'd be a fool to sit here and say I can't get beat but I feel like I'm getting better, as mad as that may seem. I never thought I could be this good, or this happy."
Fisher, 13-0 (11 KOs), insists the crowd will take him the extra mile. "One thing is for sure, when I get the crowd behind me, I am what I am and I want to have a tear-up," he said. "I plan on going toe-to-toe... I know now I can do 10 rounds, I know I can keep going and going and going.
"I draw huge confidence from me still being in there swinging in the 10th round [last time]. With the crowd behind me, it makes me emotional... When I look back, in 20 or 30 years, I want to be able to say I gave it 110 per cent - and I will."
Mark Tibbs, Fisher's trainer, exclaimed this was "all about the money" and to earn it, his heavyweight needed to put some wrongs right. "Johnny has learnt a hell of a lot from those 10 rounds in the first fight," said Mark Tibbs, Fisher's trainer. "I know Dave, and I know you can't buy experience, but you can't buy youth. There were certain things that Johnny didn't understand but he got those lessons and they clicked in the first fight."