Enzo Maccarinelli intends to take out nine months of frustration on Francisco Alvarez at the ExCeL London on Saturday night.

The pair meet for the vacant WBO cruiserweight title, which Maccarinelli held until he was blasted out in two rounds by David Haye in March.

The 28-year-old from Swansea has been stewing on his second defeat in 30 fights ever since and hopes to end the soul-searching by crushing Alvarez.

"I lost to Haye and that happens in boxing. I didn't get it right and I got punished. What am I going to do, cry about it?" he said.

"I've had to deal with it. People are doubting me now and putting my back against the wall, but I want to show that I've still got it.

"People want to know if I'm gun-shy now, but I'm going to take control of the centre of the ring and throw bombs from the start.

"I like proving people wrong. I had a dream to unify the division before I fought Haye, and it's the same now.

"It's a long time since I fought and I've been angry for nine months now."

Little-known Puerto Rican Alvarez, who has completed nine of his 11 wins early, is a late stand-in for Johnathon Banks who was forced to withdraw with an ankle injury.

Herbie Hide had been lined up to replace Banks but the former WBO heavyweight title holder became uncontactable on Wednesday night after initially agreeing to the fight.

"I was happy when I heard it was Herbie Hide because he's the only man I really can't stand in boxing," said Maccarinelli.

"He's been saying a lot of things about me so it would have been nice to shut his mouth up. But he didn't want it."