Lots of fighters reach world class and immediately start spending more time worrying about what their opponent does than thinking about how to implement the skills that have earned them their own opportunity. In June, Justis Huni stepped up to world level and into the ring with current WBO heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley.

Fighting in front of a large pro-Wardley crowd in Ipswich, England, the 26-year-old Australian boxed as though he believed he belonged from the first bell.

The Wardley right hand that brought the fight to a sudden ending in the tenth round may have robbed Huni of an impressive victory but it hasn’t affected the 26-year-old Australian’s confidence.

On April 11, Huni (12-1, 7 KOs) returns to Britain. He will fight 2020 Olympic bronze medallist, Frazer Clarke (9-2-1, 7 KOs), at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The fight will take place as part of the undercard preceding the return of two-time heavyweight champion Tyson Fury against Arslanbek Makhmudov, broadcast by Netflix.

Huni hasn’t spent a minute worrying about how Clarke will approach the fight.

“I'm not too sure but I know my game plan,” Huni told The Ring.

"I know how I come out, how I fight. It's just going to be the same thing. I'm just going to come out there, do me and see how it turns out.”

Huni and Clarke find themselves in extremely similar situations.

After the Wardley defeat, Huni parted ways with his long-time trainer Mark Wilson and appointed Keri Fiu. In November, Fiu tragically passed away and he's now training under Josh Arnold.

In November, Clarke lost a decision to Jeamie TKV in their vacant British title fight and then left his trainer Angel Fernandez to link up with The Ring’s 2015 Trainer of the Year, Joe Gallagher.

At 34, Clarke has less time on his hands than Huni and will know that another defeat would put him in a difficult position. Huni wasn’t surprised that Clarke leapt at the opportunity to step straight into such a high risk fight.

“I didn't even think twice about it,” Huni said. “It is what it is. I told my manager I didn't care which opponent he got me, just get me back out there.

“This is the fight I've got in front of me and I'm looking forward to coming over there and showcasing myself again.”

In the not-too-distant past, two name heavyweights coming off high profile defeats would have been steered in completely different directions until they were fully embedded with their new trainers and the money or prize on offer meant it made sense to match them. That Huni and Clarke are fighting is a sign of how things have changed.

“It's just big fight after big fight,” Huni said. “I'm just lucky to be amongst it and have my name thrown around in the mix.”