RantingMrP‏: #WhyteParker, external If the #ChisoraTakam, external fight was anything to go by, this evening - ok, morning here! - is about to get even more interesting! Think Whyte will have too much hunger for Parker though.

James Kenney‏: Come on Whyte smash him up

Ian John Lewis is our referee.

"London are you ready?" asks Michael Buffer.

"For the thousands in attendance and the millions watching around the world. Ladies and gentlemen, let's get ready to rumblllllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee."

OK we've all heard it before, but it is still great, still a sign of something truly special coming.

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"I'm a bad man" is the anthem ringing around the O2 Arena as Dillian Whyte prepares to make his way to the ring.

Then the theme tune of Jaws. As entrances go, you can't fault it so far. Quality.

Joseph Parker will be the first man to make his way into the gladiatorial pit. Earlier this year he was a world champion. Now, for the first time in a long while, he is walking to the ring without any gold.

A win tonight would see him quickly in line to fight for some gold again.

Here is Michael Buffer, the Voice of Boxing. You just know it is a proper boxing night when the silver-tongued American is there with the microphone in hand in a boxing ring.

Let's hear from Dereck Chisora. He tells Sky Sports Box Office: "It was tough but this fight was very emotional for me. I want to dedicate it to my daughter and missus. Takam is a true tough African boy.

"The guy was tough. I realised I could not trade toe-to-toe with him and knew the overhand right would catch him but couldn't chuck it in the opening rounds because I would be left open. But in the later rounds I thought it's time to send it home. He didn't hurt me - I'm English nobody can hurt us.

"I'm bad. There's no two ways about it but when I step in the arena I want to fight for the fans. I bet you any money I win fight of the year with this fight. It's up to the fans who they want to see me fight next. I'm 34 but I feel 21 right now.

"I fight for the fans, not me. If there is anybody out there who wants it they can have it. If Joseph Parker wins it I've got my passport and we'll do it in New Zealand or here. If Dillian wins it I know he'll have to sign the contract."

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As the crowd take on the Sweet Caroline traditional boxing singalong, let's have some more reaction to Dereck Chisora's epic win over Carlos Takam.

Joseph Parker has been talking to Sky Sports. Here's what he said: "I've had a relaxing day and I feel good. I want to be dominant, put on a good performance, use my combinations and get a good result.

"I think he will bring out the best in me but I have a great plan in place. If that doesn't work I have another plan and then another plan.

"I want to be two-time world champion. I will leave everything in the ring tonight."

Watch as Joseph Parker warns Britain's Dillian Whyte he is "here to do damage".

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But New Zealand's Joseph Parker is the man in the opposite corner tonight, and may just provide a tougher test than Andrew 'Beef' Johnston.

Parker, who lost his WBO title when he lost to Anthony Joshua in March, has warned Britain's Dillian Whyte he is prepared for "war" in their heavyweight clash tonight.

Parker, 26, told Whyte to expect "less movement" and "more punches" in their bout at the O2 Arena, which could see the winner land a world title fight.

"I'm in great shape," said the New Zealander. "I used to come into fights and say 'hopefully I will have a good fight and catch him clean'. There's no 'hopefully' here.

"I'm here to punch. I'm going to break him down. He thinks I can't go to war. Wait and see."

Fancy getting in the ring with Dillian Whyte?

Golfer Andrew 'Beef' Johnston - a huge boxing fan - joined British heavyweight Whyte for a training session and takes a body shot from the man known as 'the Body Snatcher'.

Mick J: Favourite heavyweight @LennoxLewis, external worked out every fighter, learned from every fight, intelligent and its seems crazy to say underrated. He has his legacy will be in most top 5 but he was the man.

James Foster: Favourite heavyweight of all time, Lennox Lewis, that jab, oh that jab, so slick, silkier than a pair of pyjamas!!

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BBC Sport

There's a gentle side to a man who has been shot twice, stabbed three times and in his last outing, quite literally punched a couple of Lucas Browne's teeth out to maintain his momentum at the sharp end of boxing's brutal heavyweight division.

Dillian Whyte's life has changed markedly since a deprived childhood. It has also changed markedly since 2015, when his only career defeat - by Anthony Joshua - made clear the flaws in his setup.

He says he will never become the "golden goose" Joshua is for the public but what he could change he did - a new trainer, a new training base, a new emphasis on scientific details and a fresh persona.

"I could go to church, save a million puppies, 100,000 dolphins, seven blue whales and adopt 200 kids tomorrow and Joshua will still be the golden goose," Whyte tells BBC Sport. "There's no point me fighting that battle with him. People will get to see I'm real and a straight guy. And they'll realise I can fight as well."

Read more on Luke's excellent feature on Dillian Whyte here.

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"Man when I was growing up in Jamaica we suffered, suffered, suffered," explains Dillian Whyte.

"My mum left when I was two to come and find work in London to make money, as we had nothing. Some days we couldn't eat, we'd go to bed hungry. She left me with people who didn't take very good care of me. They were taking the money my mum was sending and was telling me she wasn't sending anything.

"I came here when I was 12 and was shot twice, stabbed three times. That was my path. Thank God I found martial arts.

"That's why I believe there should be a far greater emphasis on children doing sports. I believe nowadays, part of the problem is kids don't have anything to do in some areas and hang out on streets."

From those beginnings to potentially fighting for a world title. What a story it would be.