Neil Linford and Chill John are set to appear on the same bill in London.

Light-heavyweight Linford and lightweight John, both trained by Ronnie Davies at the Cheetahs Gym in Hove, are lined up to fight at the Elephant and Castle on September 15 .

Plenty is at stake for Linford as victory against an opponent still to be selected will give him a crack at the former WBF light-heavyweight champion Mark Baker from Kent in a possible 12 round title fight in October.

Linford said: "I have got to the business in September and then it will be a tough fight against Baker though it won't be for a British title as there are people ahead of me to have a shot at that.

"I am in no rush anyway. I was talking to Chris Eubank and he used to spar with Baker. He said he is a very cagey fighter and a good fighter."