Finchley boxer Derek Chisora makes his professional debut on Saturday night, embarking on what he believes will be a glittering career that will culminate in him becoming heavyweight champion of the world.

He will certainly be in good company at Wembley Arena, where Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison tops the bill and silver medallist Amir Khan is also in action.

But it is 23-year-old Derek 'Del Boy' Chisora, so called because he has something of the wide-boy about him, who will be the focus of an army of fans from Finchley. He fights Hungarian Istvan Kecskes over four rounds.

Like many boxers, Chisora got into boxing after dropping out of school and getting into his fair share of trouble' (he would not say what kind, but said he was a loser'). Growing up in Finchley, he went to Whitefield School, Claremont Road, Cricklewood, and then Barnet College, Wood Street, Barnet.

But at 19, after prematurely giving up his studies, he got into boxing, and soon became Finchley & District Amateur Boxing Club's brightest prospect. In 2005, he won the Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) super heavyweight title, also at Wembley.

How good he really is, is yet to be seen. His amateur record of 22 wins in 23 fights augurs well. He also talks a good fight, and seemingly has the confidence to go with it.

Speaking at his training base in Dollis Park, Finchley, Chisora predicted his professional debut will be a swift affair. Maybe first round,' he said, when asked how long he expected it to take to dispose of Wolverhampton-based Kecskes. "I'm very confident; I'm 100 per cent confident."

And so he should be: Kecskes' record - 19 defeats in 23 fights - speaks for itself.

Chisora believes he can go 'all the way' to the top of a weight division which is painfully short of quality. If he is as good as he says he is, fame, fortune and all the trappings that go with it could soon be his.

But the swagger aside, he insists money is not his prime motivation. "The money comes after. You don't get into it to make money. I love the sport," he said.

Don Charles, a member of the coaching team behind Chisora, is equally bullish. "We are looking at - potentially - the heavyweight champion of the word," he said.

"That's the plan. It's one long journey, but the signs are that he's got half a chance of making it. We really believe he's got all the ingredients to go all the way."

Charles compares Chisora to one-time champion Evander Holyfield in so far as 'he's a complete athlete'. If the 23-year-old can achieve even half of what Holyfield did, he'll do pretty well for himself.