Harlem Eubank says he will finish Jack Catterall inside the distance when they meet July 5 in Manchester, solidifying his status as a world-level fighter in the process.

Eubank (21-0, 9 KOs) has had it all his own way as a professional, but is unproven in the upper echelons of the sport. His best win was arguably his last one, a 10th-round stoppage over Tyrone McKenna in March.

Over the past several years, Eubank, who fights under the Wasserman banner, has been competing on terrestrial TV in the UK on Channel 5. His fight with McKenna earlier this year attracted around two million viewers.

That, coupled with his relation to uncle Chris Eubank Sr, who routinely accompanies his ring-walks, and cousin Chris Jr, has the 31-year-old in a very reputable position profile-wise.

All that's missing is the marquee win on his CV. But Eubank believes his clash with Catterall (30-2, 13 KOs) at AO Arena will put him on a pedestal with other world class fighters.

"This is the type of fight we wanted next, a world-class operator, this is a guy that was considered undisputed by most of the boxing public," Eubank said to The Ring's Louis Hart. "They believe that he won the fight and should have been undisputed at a point in time not too long ago. So he's still right up there.

"We believe he's the best guy in the UK, that's the scalp I want. I believe I'm about to make a big impact, not only in the UK but on the world scene with this fight."

Eubank has fought in Brighton, where he's from and still resides, twice in his last three fights and has a deep connection with the seaside city his famed family made their name in.

Chris Jr is used to fighting in hostile atmospheres, and, earlier this year, made a point of stating he'd been booed for his whole career just because of his surname.

At The Ring's first ever boxing event April 26, however, Eubank Jr enjoyed the grandest moment of his career yet as he unanimously outpointed cross-generational rival Conor Benn across 12 brutal rounds at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 15 miles from where his opponent was born.

Harlem will be hoping to replicate his cousin's success this summer when he steps into Catterall's backyard.

He added: "I love fighting in Brighton and it's always a great night, great atmosphere down there and it does feel like home, but this one up at world level I'm excited to go to the backyard and dominate, that's what I really enjoy doing.

"I think I've always had a lot to prove. I feel like every fight I go out there, every fight is a step up, a different level that I haven't experienced before, I go in there and I prove that I belong up at world level and I don't think this fight will be any different. I'm coming in here to prove that I'm a world class fighter."

Catterall, an awkward southpaw, was beaten for the second time in his career in February after dropping a razor-thin split decision to Arnold Barboza Jr. But Eubank has squashed talk that he's fighting a man on his way down from the elite level as result of his defeat to the Mexican-American.

"I think someone like Jack, when they lose a close points decision like that, they're going to be coming back better and to show that they belong," he said. "He's been saying he wants to be a world champion so when someone comes off a close decision like that and it's gone against them, they go back to the gym and they come back better. That's the type of fighter he is so we're expecting the best of Jack Catterall."

As for Catterall's promoter Eddie Hearn, who Chris Jr regularly traded verbal jabs with during the build-up to his fight with Benn, Harlem won't be allowing too many mind games from the Matchroom chief this time either.

"It's not about Eddie," Eubank said with a smirk.

"We want to hear Jack Catterall speak. He is the guy that should have been undisputed. We want to hear from that guy, that's the guy that's put the work in over the years and has brought himself to this position now."

Pressed on a prediction for the fight, which takes place in seven weeks, Eubank kept things simple.

"I think I'll stop him."