Belfast cruiserweight Tommy McCarthy will box for the vacant WBC European Title against Belgium's Bilal Laggoune on Saturday, 31 October.
McCarthy will box on the undercard as part of the Oleksandr Usyk vs Dereck Chisora undercard at a venue to be confirmed.
McCarthy (16-2, 8 KOs) edged past Fabio Turchi last October to put himself back into title contention whilst Laggoune (25-1-2, 14 KOs) has won five on the bounce since suffering his sole career defeat in February 2017.
McCarthy is in the WBC’s top 15 world rankings and opportunity now knocks to land the European belt after Lawrence Okolie relinquished it to fight for a world crown.
"I can’t wait to fight," revealed McCarthy.
"This is a brilliant opportunity and huge platform on a Sky Sports Box Office show.
"Winning this European title leads to a world title shot and that’s what I’m chasing down."
McCarthy's manager Mark Dunlop said: "This is a massive night in Tommy’s career.
"We know it’s going to be a tough fight against Bilal but I have 100% belief that my man will get his hand raised on the night with a nice, new shiny belt over his shoulder and move one step closer to a World title shot."
Matchroom chief Eddie Hearn added: "After a great win in Italy this is a huge chance for Tommy to become European champion.
"It’s such an exciting time for the domestic cruiserweight division and victory against the tough Laggoune will give the opportunity for some huge fights on both domestic and world level."
