“I’ve been here before, and I know what is at stake with a world title,” Wilson said. “It makes me grow in confidence because it’s a clear sign they haven’t prepared properly.

“Everything is lining up. It’s not the way I wanted it to play out, but it is what it is, it’s out of my control. I’ve prepared to win this fight, I’ve prepared for the guy who has won two world titles in different weight divisions, that’s who I’ve prepared for. I’m going to beat that guy come fight night.”

Veteran Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, whose firm is staging the contest, denied the scales were tampered with.

“Oh come on, this is Arizona, nobody f---s with the scales,” Arum told reporters. “Everyone else made the weight, for Christ’s sake. There were no other aberrations. I hate all these conspiracy theories in boxing.”

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Wilson’s father, Peter, died when the pugilist was still only 16. Before he passed, the now 26-year-old promised his dad that he would win a world title.

“He will be very proud of me when I win,” Wilson said. “It’s a big thing for me to do, it’s a fight I have to take now. I know what is at stake, a world title is at the end of it and I’m one fight away from that, one day away.

“It will be very sweet when I come home [with the belt] after all the sacrifices. I’ve always said I will take all the risks and challenges and here I am again. It will make him very proud.”

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