The 30-year-old Yengoyan moved with his parents to Spain when he was still a child. That's where he took up boxing more seriously. For the last three years he has been living and training in Belgium. He won the championship belt last October in Gent, after defeating Anderson Clayton from Brazil.

Aiming for victory with his head
"I'm well prepared. We'll see how the fight develops and adapt along the way. I'll box with my head and I will win," is what Yengoyan said in Spanish. His nickname is the Beast from the East.

Expects an early end
Yengoyan sees his biggest advantage in the fact that he has been boxing in the super welterweight category all along, while Zavec went through most of his career boxing in the lower category. "The punches here are much more powerful. We'll see how much Zavec can take, but I don't think he'll last the full 12 rounds. I expect the fight to end early to for me to finish with a knock-out," Yengoyan was confident. He won 21 out of his 31 professional wins with a knock-out. He has lost only once.

Ready for Zavec's right hand
And what does he think about Zavec? "His only advantage is the home turf. He also has a dangerous right hand, but I am well prepared for it so I will stop him," explained Yengoyan. His role model is boxer Miguel Angel Cotto from Puerto Rico.

Whether the Armenian's confidence is legitimate or not, we’ll find out on Saturday night around 11 p.m.

Aleš Vozel; translated by K. J.