Only one day to go before the 14th defence of my WBO world super-middleweight crown against Mger Mkertchian of Armenia and I'm feeling excited to be back doing what I do best.

Last year wasn't a good one for me. I got messed about a bit and didn't fight when I should have in April and then illness meant I had to postpone this fight in December.

But since Christmas I've got back in top shape, despite a bit of a cold a couple of weeks ago, and can't wait to get back into action.

I love boxing and the whole build-up to big fights, the interviews, photo-calls, press conferences, training, making the weight, and I'm looking forward to Saturday and putting on a good show.

I am a bit concerned about ring rustiness playing a part and I hope I'm sharp from the start. The heat of the fight action is different to sparing and training in a gym and two rounds in 14 months (it took me that long to defeat Byron Mitchell last time out) is not the best preparation.

But I've been inactive a few times in the past and come back well so it shouldn't be a problem.

I have set myself big goals this year, to be a two-weight champion and fight at least three times, maybe four, in really big fights, including one in the United States.

I believe that this is my year and tomorrow is the first step towards those goals.

Having said that, and despite the fact that some bookmakers have quoted me as 50-1 on, ridiculous odds in a two-horse race, I'm taking nothing for granted.

I'm not thinking ahead too much but just concentrating on doing the business on Saturday. Mkrtchian will be doing his best to take my title off me and rob me of my rightful place in the history of boxing and I can't let that happen.

He looks tough. All these East Europeans look tough or is it ugly, I don't know.

He's certainly not going to roll over. East Europeans have a lot of heart, a lot of bottle, and he's got decent boxing ability too.

But he's not got my ability, he's not fought anyone of my class, it's like the Fourth Division meeting the Premiership.

I'm 100 per cent confident as usual, the clock's ticking and it's time for action and believe me, on Saturday night, I'm going to put on a blistering performance.

It may not be over as quickly as two rounds this time, maybe it'll be four or five, but however long it does go he's going to take a beating and if I catch him, believe me he's going to go.

I'm punching harder than ever and when I step up to light-heavyweight it will be harder again, but I work hard on speed and timing and that's what knocks people out.

So whether he comes to fight and stand toe-to-toe or comes to box, he's going to end up the same way - knocked out.

It will be the icing on the cake for Welsh sport after the Welsh rugby victory over Scotland last week and the soccer win on Wednesday.

After that hopefully it will be Glencoffe Johnson for the IBF world light-heavyweight title and then Roy Jones or Antonio Tarver for the WBC version.

I was surprised Jones relinquished his heavyweight title for a $8.5m rematch with Tarver but I suppose he figures he's got unfinished business.

After I beat Johnson I want the winner of that fight and then the loser. That could be my three defining fights.

But, as I said, it's one step at a time and Mkrtchian is the first to be dealt with. Don't miss it.