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Alex Arthur is backing Stephen Simmons to do what he didn't do - and beat his bitter rival on home soil.

Scotland's Simmons takes on Wadi Camacho in Glasgow, on Friday, live on Sky Sports 3, as part of the undercard that sees Ricky Burns return to the ring.

The pair almost traded blows at the weigh-in when the Edinburgh man was pushed in the throat after he had tried to go nose-to-nose with his opponent.

Simmons (14st 3lb2 10oz) and his Cannning Town counterpart Camacho (10st 2lbs) clearly dislike each other and have brought back memories back of Arthur's devastating defeat to Michael Gomez.

It started with a bitter war of words and ended in a surprise fifth-round stoppage at the hands of the out-spoken Manchester fighter in 2003.

And the former super featherweight world title holder Arthur believes if he can keep calm once in the ring, Simmons will give Scotland the win.

Steady pressure will win this fight, but he can't take all that anger into the ring, said Arthur.

There is no reason for him to start going crazy. I don’t think Camacho has good reflexes but he is a fit guy and he's big and if he connects, he will hurt Simmons.

But as far as boxing ability and basic strength, I think he is the favourite for me.

The pair were relatively calm at the weigh-in ahead of the WBC International Silver cruiserweight showdown.

Simmons is the title holder while Arthur lost his British super-featherweight and a similar interim strap after Gomez put him down three times before the  stoppage.

And the retired 36-year-old admits the Scottish capital is right behind their latest local hero.

There is a bit of needle there and Edinburgh just doesn’t like Wadi Camachi, just like they didn't like Gomez, he said.

Let's just hope that Stevie can get the result he wants and there is not a repeat performance of what I did!

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