Tyson Fury, Dereck Chisora and Billy-Joe Saunders are all scheduled to appear at the Excel Arena on November 29 but Harrow Weald boxer Mitchell Smith believes he can be the one to steal the show.

Fury and Chisora are fighting for the right to face Wladimir Klitschko for the WBO world title and the Saunders-Chris Eubank Jr contest for the European belt will also feature on the undercard. 

But whilst Smith's as yet undecided opponent will not be of the same calibre as those men, and the WBO European title he is fighting for is significantly less prestigious, the super featherweight is confident he can produce the most impressive performance.

Smith, who is unbeaten in nine fights as a professional, said: "I'm hoping for someone quite tough who will take me a few rounds and have a tear-up because a lot of the people I have fought have either been knocked out or have looked to run which made it difficult to nail them.

"I would be happy with someone who would stand there and even someone who is short and stocky because it would be nice to put on an exciting fight at the Excel in front of a decent crowd, on a good bill.

"If I can get someone like that then I reckon - well I know if I can get someone to go some rounds with me - then I will steal the show.

"I know I am one of the best fighters in Britain at the moment and I'm young and I'm only getting better. I'm always learning and I know I can steal the show."

The EBU's version is considered the main European title but victory on November 29 should lift Smith into the top 15 in the world with the WBO.

Smith, the English title holder, is also likely to be an interested observer that night when Gary Sykes and Liam Walsh fight for the British belt as he targets a shot at the crown early next year.

The 21-year-old has supreme confidence and is hopeful of securing the British strap outright before fighting for world honours in two or three years time.

He said: "By 23 or 24 I want to have a world title. I know I can do it. I train hard enough and I've shown I can mix it with the best in sparring and I have come out on top at times so that is the plan."

Smith was one of world champion Carl Frampton's main sparring partners before his first fight with Kiko Martinez last year and he shared the ring with the Irishman for a couple of rounds before last month's rematch, when he won the IBF super bantamweight title.

Smith said: "I wouldn't sit here and claim I won the spar [with Frampton] and this and that but I clearly held my own. I was brought in to spar with him the first time he fought Martinez and I was pushing him as much as he was pushing me.

"It was a big learning curve and I believe I learned more during that sparring than I did from any of my fights."

"I know he is a super bantamweight and smaller than me but I am early in my career and at the time - this was a year ago and I have come on bundles since myself - being in the ring with Carl Frampton for eight to ten rounds gave me a big confidence boost heading into my fights with the likes of Peter Cope, who is not at that level."

Smith was struggling with a cyst on his knee cartilage before his English title bout with Cope in July, when he won on points, but said he had to continue because "I needed to fight and I needed the money".

He described his performance against Cope as a six out of ten and is confident he will be back to his best at the end of his latest ten-week training camp.

Smith wanted to thank his sponsors Paul Winter, of Winterwell Build, and also Edgware Scrap Metals, ATF Interiors and USANA.