Brandon Glanton is in London for a fight.

The cruiserweight contender takes on former WBO champion, Chris Billam-Smith, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night as part of Ring Magazine’s first ever boxing card. DAZN PPV will stream the event worldwide.

On Wednesday evening, Glanton, 20-2 (17 KOs), broke modern tradition and actually broke a sweat for those who attended the show’s open workout. He then hung around at ringside and watched Billam-Smith, 20-2 (13 KOs), go through a much more low key routine.

“My weight's always good, I make weight pretty easy. I’ll show a little something and I’m gonna break this boys face on Saturday,” he told Sky Sports.

This isn’t the first time Glanton has been in Billam-Smith’s presence. In the spring of 2023, he travelled to Bournemouth to support his friend, Lawrence Okolie, in his unsuccessful WBO title defence against Billam-Smith.

Given everything else that he will have had to dal with during an intense week, Billam-Smith would probably be hard pushed to remember the brief interaction that caused a rivalry to take root in Glanton's mind but the American has never forgotten it.

“I was supporting my friend, Okolie, and this guy walked past me. I didn't want to fight him until he refused to shake my hand,” Glanton remembered.

“After that, yeah, I knew I would see him eventually, especially when he beat Lawrence. I’m here now, I bet you he shakes my hand this time.”

Last November, Billam-Smith lost for the first time in more than five years when WBA champion and Ring Magazine’s Number one ranked cruiserweight, Gilberto Ramirez, relieved him of his WBO title.

It was a physically and mentally punishing loss for Billam-Smith and Glanton will be keen to quickly remind him how it feels to be involved in a hard fight. He isn’t, however, expecting the 34 year-old to come apart the first time he absorbs a solid shot.

Glanton feels that any demons Billam-Smith may have accumulated since the Ramirez fight will evaporate on Saturday night. The Bournemouth man has grown accustomed to the big fight atmosphere over the past couple of years and Glanton is expecting him to produce his best on such a major stage.

At 33 years old, Glanton will be aware that losing to Billam-Smith could spell the end of his world title ambitions once and for all.

Winning is the be all and end all but, aware that he is deep in enemy territory, Glanton is intent on producing the type of definitive performance that leaves no doubt about who the better man is.

“He's definitely a warhorse. Chris has done this many times so the lights, cameras and action doesn't mean too much to him because of his experience. He’s done this,” he said.

“The common person will say it's a great time [to get him], I’ll tell you this; it's not a better time to take him. He’s coming, he’s focused. He’s coming well prepared to do his job and so I am too.

“My career has taught me that I can win fights but if I don't knock people out I don't get the decision. Not only that, I'm looking to end his career.”