"I've been trying to fight him for a long time. I've been ready to fight him for a long time. I just want to fight him for the world title now."December 11 - BOXXER in CardiffChris Eubank Jr vs Liam WilliamsClaressa Shields vs Ema KozinDecember 11 - Top Rank in New YorkVasiliy Lomachenko vs Richard CommeyJared Anderson vs Oleksandr TeslenkoNico Ali WalshXander ZayasDecember 17 - Top Rank in Montreal In a show of solidarity, Brown shook his rivals' hand and put his arm around his back - an action that was reciprocated - as they spoke for a few minutes. Last season, his Sampdoria side performed a guard of honour for Antonio Conte's Inter after they won their first Serie A title since 2010. That daunting prospect is one Francis believes his former manager will be perfectly qualified to address, through the man-management and coaching skills he saw first-hand on the south coast. His existing relationships with three players he knows from his former club in Callum Wilson, Ryan Fraser and Matt Ritchie will likely add additional help.