Enzo Maccarinelli says taunts from next opponent Rich LaMontagne could come back to hurt the American. Ex-model LaMontagne claimed the Swansea man would need his make-up girl after the fight, but Maccarinelli countered:
"I see he has been shooting his mouth off, that will certainly make things go with a bang and my training is the best it has ever been."
The fight, Maccarinelli's sixth defence of his WBU cruiserweight crown, is in Bridgend on 21 January.
 |  Now it is time to step up and test myself against the likes of [Johnny] Nelson |
The Welshman continues to target Sheffield's WBO champion Johnny Nelson in the longer term. "I'm not like some of these guys who just want pay days, I want the big fights," said Maccarinelli.
"I read on the internet that a lot of people don't give me much of a chance against Nelson, but I'd love to get in the ring and mix it with him and prove myself.
"I've been fighting first-division fighters and taking care of them, now it is time to step up and test myself against the likes of Nelson. I've no reason to be scared of him."
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