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Joshua Buatsi warned rival Craig Richards he will 'pay the price' for his gruelling training camp in California and vowed to 'flick the switch' when the pair face off at the 02 Arena this Saturday night.
Buatsi puts his flawless record on the line against 'Spider' in their British showdown after 15 straight victories and faces arguably the toughest fight of his career so far - while Richards comes into this having taken world champion Dmitri Bivol the distance last year.
This bout has been billed as 'The Battle of South London', with both men growing up in Croydon and Crystal Palace, and it's one Buatsi has been taking seriously after months of being put through his paces by trainer Virgil Hunter in the United States.
Joshua Buatsi warned Craig Richards he will 'pay the price' for a tough camp on Saturday night
Buatsi (L) comes into the fight as the favourite against Richards (R) after an unbeaten career
Now he insists Richards will 'pay the price' for the hard work and dedication he put in during his camp
'The struggle during camp - I know how I want to perform and it's time to show it,' he said at the final press conference.
'Camp was hard and someone else has to pay that price now. If my camp were to be based in Brazil, I'd be there for five months. The way life is now, I go anywhere I need to be to improve. It happened to be in California so thats
