Joshua Buatsi was booed by supporters of Willy Hutchinson at the weigh-in for their WBC light-heavyweight title rematch at Manchester's AO Arena on Saturday.
The fight, originally scheduled for the interim title, was upgraded to a full world championship bout after American David Benavidez vacated the belt to move up to cruiserweight.
Hutchinson, 28, received loud cheers as he stepped on the scales first at Friday's ceremonial weigh-in. Buatsi, 33, initially came in one ounce (28 grams) over the 12st 7lb (79kg) limit and had to strip down to make weight on his second attempt.
Buatsi, a 2016 Olympic bronze medallist, enters the bout with a professional record of 20 wins and one defeat. Hutchinson, the first Scottish boxer to win gold at an amateur World Championships, holds a record of 20 wins and two defeats.
Tension was evident as the pair went nose-to-nose, with Hutchinson repeatedly shouting "and the new" and telling the crowd he would show what Buatsi is "made of tomorrow - 100%".
The first meeting between the two, just over two years ago, ended in a split-decision victory for Buatsi.
