Harris, who will be looking to follow in the footsteps of Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite, who captured the World Boxing Council (WBC) cruiserweight title last Friday, has won his last five bouts. He recorded a 12-round decision over Ubaldo Hernandez on July 16 and his only loss was a close decision against Ray Oliveira in February 2000.

The 24-year-old has expressed confidence in winning, pointing out that it will be significantly important if two Guyanese can win world titles within days of each other.

Apart from his trainer Lennox Blackmore, Harris will also have the benefit of his father Herman Harris at ringside and according to reports he is fully inspired to “bring home the bacon”.

Hurtado, who has his sights on two other titles, is defending the super-lightweight belt for the first time.

Hurtado (35-2-1, 23 KOs) is fighting for the first time since May 11, when he captured the belt with a seventh-round knockout of Randall Bailey in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Bailey received the belt when Kostya Tszyu was declared ‘super champion’ by the WBA after knocking out Zab Judah and claiming a second title last November. One of Hurtado's two losses came against Tszyu in November 1998 and he is seeking a rematch with the undisputed champion, but first must get past Harris (21-1-1, 15 KOs).

But Hurtado could not be blamed for looking ahead.

"Absolutely. The loss to Tszyu is a real blemish on my record - a thorn in my side that I would like to remove," said Hurtado, who is 7-0-1 since that defeat. "I will fight Kostya Tszyu anywhere in the world - in Russia, in Australia, anywhere. But, I want to have good preparation time. Time to train well."

A Miami resident who defected from Cuba in 1994, Hurtado knocked Tszyu down before suffering a fifth-round technical knockout. Hurtado also had a knockdown in his only loss, which came against former champions Pernell Whitaker in January 1997.

"I actually know Vivian, we have trained together at the same gym," Hurtado said. "He is like most other fighters who desire to win a world title. But I have prepared myself very well for this fight. I am ready."

Also today, 2000 Olympian and Houston native Rocky Juarez (12-0, 9 KOs) fights former WBC super-bantamweight champion Hector Acero-Sanchez. Most recently, Juarez registered a sixth-round technical knockout over Ivan Alvarez on August 30.