Tuesday 25 April 2017 11:50, UK
Freddie Roach is backing Anthony Joshua to overcome the experience of Wladimir Klitschko in Saturday's clash of two heavyweight eras at Wembley.
Joshua (18-0-KO18) defends his IBF title on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports Box Office, when he takes on Klitschko (64-4-KO53) in what will be a record-breaking 28th world title fight for 'Dr Steelhammer'.
Klitschko's old WBA 'Super' belt is also up for grabs and while Roach sees Klitschko's experience as a plus, that is not enough to sway him away from the explosive power Olympic champion Joshua brings to what should be an intriguing fight.
Legendary trainer Roach will be at ringside for the heavyweight showdown, which comes at the top of the card on which sees his new fighter Scott Quigg take on Viorel Simion in an eliminator for Lee Selby's IBF featherweight title.
"Experience is a really, really huge obstacle for young guys," Roach told Sky Sports News HQ. "The thing is how much can he really bring to the table, how much of that old Klitschko can he bring back?
"He's in a very difficult situation right now - does he have one more left or not? We'll see very soon.
"I'm really excited about being a spectator in there with 80,000 people going crazy. It should be a lot of fun and I hope I get a good seat.
"I'm going to go with youth even though Klitschko is my friend - he'll be mad at me but I think youth should prevail."
