The New Zealander will challenge for the Briton's title on February 22 as part of an eye-watering card at Riyadh Season's The Last Crescendo, live on DAZN Pay-Per-View.

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Both Parker and Dubois are represented by Warren's Queensberry Promotions, and the latter has been a major champion of the younger fighter across his career to date.

But speaking at Tuesday's Grand Arrivals, the former gave a lighthearted quip that the veteran promoter would be a winner either way regardless of the outcome.

"I think champion of the world, Frank will be there, and we'll all be celebrating!" he laughed. "As you can see, I'm happy, I'm excited and I'm looking forward to Saturday.

"I have confidence that I'm going to prove to everyone that you can come back from a loss. It would be so special [to become a two-time world champion].

"I have to be me. I have to focus on me, execute the game plan we've put in place and become champion of the world. It's pretty simple - go out there and believe in yourself."

Parker is chasing a second reign as world champion, having previously held the WBO title between 2016 and 2018 before a defeat to Anthony Joshua ended his tenure.

He has steadily rebuilt over the past two years with a pair of impressive wins over Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang to move back into contender status at the summit.

Watch Dubois vs. Parker and full Last Crescendo card live on DAZN PPV

Watch Dubois vs. Parker and the full Last Crescendo fight card, including Beterbiev vs Bivol, live on DAZN Pay-Per-View.

The PPV is available to buy now at £19.99 in UK and $25.99 in US. 

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