Cameron Vuong is certain that he will bring his rivalry with Gavin Gwynne to a definitive conclusion this weekend.

Twelve months ago an inexperienced Vuong was awarded a disputed but unanimous 10-round decision over the former British, Commonwealth and European champion.

Taking on Gwynne in just his seventh professional fight was widely regarded as a very optimistic piece of matchmaking but Vuong and his team were confident that his natural ability and flair would make up for any shortfall in experience.

Vuong produced flashes of brilliance but was pushed to the very limit by the tough, relentless Gwynne over 10 hard rounds.

364 days later, Vuong (9-0, 4 KOs) and Gwynne (18-4-1, 5 KOs) return to Birmingham for an intriguing lightweight rematch. On Saturday night, the pair will meet over ten rounds and the fight will be streamed by DAZN.

Controversy raged after the first fight but rather than jumping right back into an immediate return or pressing on further, Vuong took a step back to reassess matters.

He started 2025 with a seventh-round stoppage of Jordan Flynn and then made the decision to leave his trainer, Jamie Moore, and join up with the team at the Ben Davison Performance Centre.

The 23-year-old is approaching the rematch with a new outlook and believes that he is physically and mentally prepared to produce a far more convincing performance.

"I think it's going to be very different," Vuong said at Thursday's final press conference.

"The first fight, I thought all I had to do is turn up and was going to blow him away to be honest. Immaturity played a part, a lot's changed since then.

"Since the last fight, I knew this day was going to come. I've switched teams and been getting ready for this fight. I'm in a great place. I think what people forget is I took this fight with him in my seventh pro fight. This man, I've got a lot of respect for him. He's achieved great things in the sport but I believe it's my time now.”

Whilst Vuong has been overhauling his approach and settling in with his new team, Gwynne had to go back to work as a scaffolder and celebrated his 35th birthday.

The Welshman won't have lost an ounce of his hunger or resilience, however, and has been desperate for the opportunity to even the score from the moment Vuong had his hand raised.

Vuong isn't expecting time to have taken its toll on Gwynne but he will enter Saturday's fight armed with the knowledge of exactly what could happen if he gets things wrong.

"There's a reason why no other prospect has got in there with him since my fight," he continued.

"He's a hard night's work and a veteran in the sport and like I said, I’ve got a lot of respect for him, but it's my time Saturday night."