'The fight speaks for itself' - Cutler v Eggington

Lee Cutler (left) and Sam Eggington have both had wins nominated for fight of the year

When Lee Cutler steps between the ropes to face Sam Eggington on Sunday, he expects 'Chaos' - as he is known - to follow.

"I think the fight speaks for itself. People know how we both fight," Cutler told BBC Sport.

The light-middleweight from Dorset is targeting a 16th professional win this weekend when he takes on the experienced Eggington, who is from the West Midlands.

Both men are known for being in entertaining fights, with Eggington previously awarded a fight of the year award by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC), and Cutler nominated for one last year for his victory over Stevie McKenna.

That big win for the 29-year-old last time out included him dropping McKenna twice on the way to a majority decision in Liverpool.

The build-up to that bout was filled with fiery face-offs and insults thrown, but for Cutler, the mood going into this one feels quite different.

Eggington, 31, has had 44 professional fights, winning 35 times with 20 knockouts and defeat on nine occasions.

"It's a bit surreal because I've been watching him for a long time now," Cutler said.

"It's a very tough fight. If Sam lands clean then he can hurt anyone so I have to stay switched on in that ring and that will only make me a better fighter on the night.

"He has taken a few losses but at a very good level. It's a yardstick for me to find out if I am at that level - I think that's the exciting thing for people watching."

Cutler has previously held the English super-welterweight title

This fight takes place on the undercard of the second contest between light-heavyweights Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron at BP Pulse Live in Birmingham on Easter Sunday.

Cutler is trained by coach Josh Pritchard in London at the Shane McGuigan gym which is home to world champions Ellie Scotney and Caroline Dubois, as well as super-lightweight Adam Azim and his close friend, former world cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith.

McGuigan, Azim and Billam-Smith all watched from ringside and furiously cheered Cutler on as he defeated McKenna in December.

Billam-Smith at one point even left his seat to shout instructions to his gym-mate in his corner between rounds, and later said he was frustrated he did not show more.

"I feel I can do so much more," Cutler said.

"We know what I can do in the gym and Chris and my coach Josh know that I can sometimes get a little too comfortable in there.

"I've done a lot of learning going into this next fight - I'm going to have to be on it."

Bournemouth homecoming still 'the dream'

Going into his previous fight, Cutler said he had been promised a headline show by promoter Ben Shalom in his hometown of Bournemouth.

He has previously featured on the undercard of Billam-Smith and fought at the Bournemouth International Centre, as well as AFC Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium.

But having previously been behind his gym-mate in the pecking order for these hometown shows, Cutler now wants to experience some of the centre stage for himself.

"This is a fight that boosts my profile even more - that can set up a homecoming if I come through," he said.

"But this is a great opportunity that I couldn't turn down. It's in Sam's back yard and it's on a big main event.

"It was too big of an opportunity to turn down. I could have been waiting around for a while to head back to Bournemouth.

"But I believe after this fight I will get the job done in good fashion and we can go back down to Bournemouth. That has always been my goal - to headline a big fight in my hometown is the dream."