BURY world boxing champion Scott Quigg is confident he can come through what he is labelling the “biggest fight of his career” against Carl Frampton on Saturday.

The two undefeated British world champions clash at a sold-out Manchester Arena when Quigg puts his WBA super-bantamweight title on the line in one of the most talked about fights of 2016.

Boxing aficionados are finding it hard to predict a winner, though Quigg is on home soil and put in a better display than Northern Ireland’s Frampton last time out when he downed former IBF champion Kiko Martinez in two rounds.

However, the Bury star is taking nothing for granted and vowing to be in his best shape ever when that bell rings on Saturday night.

Quigg told Bury Times: “Make no bones about it, this is going to be the toughest fight of my career.

“He will probably say the same about me.

“Kiko Martinez was the toughest of my career but it ended in two rounds and that was down to the preparation that goes into it.

“You only see the end result but the preparation that went in was gruelling and this has been even more intense.

“Frampton is a world champion and you don’t become one of those overnight.

“There is a lot of hard work and dedication and talent. I know what he brings to the table. He’s a world-class fighter who has beaten very good opponents.

“I am expecting him to be better than he has been on any tape I can get hold of to study him.

“But it will be the same for them. They can prepare, but they will not be able to prepare for the Scott Quigg that is going to turn up on the night.

“I am 50 per cent better, at least, than I was for the Martinez fight. Yes it was the best performance of my career, but it has been and gone and you move on quickly. I feel I have improved – that is my aim every day and people will see that on Saturday.”

Quigg says his preparations with trainer Joe Gallagher at their base at Amir Khan’s Gloves Community Centre in Bolton could not have gone any better.

And after destroying Martinez in November, he believes people are now sitting up and taking notice.

He added: “I have been in the camp for 11 weeks and it couldn’t have gone any better.

“The Martinez win probably made other people sit up and think I am better than they thought.

“But I am not out to make people change their minds – I am out to be the best.

“The people who support me – my mum, dad, fans – who have been there from the start are the people that matter to me.”