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Joshua Buatsi tells Craig Richards he will 'pay the price' for his gruelling training camp in California and warns he will 'flick the switch' in their grudge match... but 'Spider' insists he has the 'tools' to stop his unbeaten rival

Joshua Buatsi warned rival Craig Richards he will 'pay the price' for his gruelling training camp in California and vowed to 'flick the switch' when the pair face off at the 02 Arena this Saturday night.

Buatsi puts his flawless record on the line against 'Spider' in their British showdown after 15 straight victories and faces arguably the toughest fight of his career so far - while Richards comes into this having taken world champion Dmitri Bivol the distance last year.

This bout has been billed as 'The Battle of South London', with both men growing up in Croydon and Crystal Palace, and it's one Buatsi has been taking seriously after months of being put through his paces by trainer Virgil Hunter in the United States.