Anthony Joshua spoke on Thursday (7th April) ahead of his IBF title bout on Saturday (9th April).

SOUNDBITE: (English) Anthony Joshua, British professional boxer:

"Charles Martin as you all know a Southport fighter. Big, tricky...all credit to him for taking himself from zero to hero, and the journey that I am following from zero to hero myself. We're just fighters. I know you mention about the whole UK behind myself and the team and so on and so forth. If my dreams don't come to fruition, does it affect everyone else? It just affects myself because it is just me in the ring. No one else steps in with me. So it's my dream that gets shattered and that's why over camp and over the years that I've been in training camp, we train, we stay dedicated and disciplined to protect our dreams the best way possible. That's why if he wants to box, we can box, if he wants to go to deep waters, you know I'm here to fight. That's why these shows sell out, not just myself but the amazing undercard they put on. They know when it comes to these big heavy-hitters we don't play games, we're here to go to war. We've just got two generals in the ring and the best army wins. I'm looking forward to it, I'm looking forward to Saturday and I appreciate everybody coming out this afternoon."