Dillian Whyte has become agitated with Moses Itauma after the pair trade fiery words at the press conference.
Whyte and Itauma are going through the final steps of fight week as they prepare to do battle in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia tomorrow night.
The British heavyweights have been largely respectful of one another during the build-up, with the young rising star Itauma and veteran Whyte focused.
But things threatened to get out of hand at a more fiery press conference as the Britons went back and forth in a clash of verbal barbs.
Itauma demanded Whyte took off his glasses and accused him of being a sheep as opposed to his ‘wolf moniker’.
After coming off stage, the ‘Body Snatcher’ spoke to talkSPORT, and wasn’t impressed with Itauma’s antics.
He said: “I said listen relax, we aren’t going to put our hands on each other. It’s coming.
“I said ‘relax you are not a badman’. This badman thing is not for you, I’m not going to go down that lane with you.
“I’m trying to be cool and respectful, but he was like ‘I want to see if you are a wolf or a sheep’.
“But take it easy bro, you don’t want me to get wound up, I will f**k all of your team up.
“I will beat them all up, if he winds me up then everyone is at risk.
“I don’t give a f**k. I’m chill until people start f***ing with me. That guy needs to take it easy and relax.”
Itauma and Whyte will come face-to-face one final time at their weigh-in before they trade blows in the ring.
The pair still shook hands on stage, but organisers will hope no last-minute confrontation breaks out just hours before the clash.
What next for the winner of Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte?
Stakes couldn’t be higher with the pair now fighting for the Commonwealth title.
Victory for Whyte would also see him likely replace Itauma as the No.1 with the WBO and put him in primary position for a future title shot.
But should Itauma win, multiple options could emerge including a blockbuster clash with current champion Oleksandr Usyk.
But talkSPORT’s Spencer Oliver believes he could end up facing Joseph Parker for the full world title next if Usyk vacates.
He explained: “If he wins this contest, he’s number one ranked with the WBO. The WBO interim world champion is Joseph Parker.
“The world champion at the moment, the world title holder at the moment is Oleksandr Usyk. It looks likely that Usyk might vacate that belt.
“So we could find Moses Itauma, in his 14th contest, boxing for the world heavyweight title against Joseph Parker.”