British super-bantamweight champion Scott Quigg expects Rendall Munroe to step up an extra gear in their return fight for the interim WBA title in Manchester on Saturday.
A cut suffered by Munroe ended their first meeting inside three rounds back in June.
But as the pair prepare to climb through the ropes at a sold-out Manchester Arena this weekend, Quigg said: "It's going to be a cracking fight. Rendall is world-class, he's fought at world level when he boxed for the WBC world title and did so well.
"I was feeling comfortable in the first fight. I saw things that were working for me but I'm expecting a better Rendall Munroe this time, because I think he might have under-estimated me first time round."
The clash between Munroe and Bury's Quigg is one of a series of title fights on a bill topped by Ricky Hatton's return to the ring.
Quigg believes the action that he and the Leicester southpaw serve up could be the pick of a high-octane evening.
"It was frustrating what happened, that our first fight ended in a technical draw, and I'm just glad it has been made again" said Quigg.
"I can't think of anything bigger in boxing than to be on Ricky Hatton's undercard. For me to say that my fight might end up being the fight of the night is great."
Munroe believes the level he has consistently boxed at in recent years, when he has campaigned at European and world level, will stand him in good stead come that first bell.
"I do my talking in the ring and I am going to go out and do the business," he said.
"People are tipping Scott because he is younger, but look at the higher-quality opponents I have faced."
Other top fights on the bill see Martin Murray face Jorge Navarro for the interim WBA middleweight belt, Sergey Rabchenko and Cedric Vitu clashing for the European light-middleweight title, while Gary Buckland and Stephen Foster Jnr meet with the British super-featherweight title on the line.
Hatton takes on former world champion Vyacheslav Senchenko.
Richard Poxon, director of boxing at Hatton Promotions, said: "This is the best undercard we have put together and the title fights are all top-quality."
