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Johannesburg - Boxing trainer Nic Durandt says his fighter Silence Mabuza will not make excuses if he loses to Rafael Marquez.

Mabuza and Marquez collide in an eagerly anticipated IBF bantamweight title rematch at MontBleu Resort Casino in Lake Tahoe in Nevada, USA on Saturday night (Sunday morning SA time).

The two fighters clashed in November last year with Mabuza coming short via a fourth round technical knockout defeat.

However, Durandt argued that the outcome should have been a technical draw as Mabuza's cut was caused by an accidental head-butt.

Since that controversial outcome, Mabuza has been chasing for a rematch against the Mexican.

He was forced to first engage in an elimination fight against Ricardo Vargas, which he easily won on points forcing Marquez to grant him the rematch.

Durandt says his charge turned down opportunities to fight for other world titles in order to get his revenge.

"He sacrificed a lot financially in order to fight Marquez," he said.

Indeed Mabuza was paid a meagre purse for the November clash after the rights to stage the fight had gone to purse bids. His elimination fight against Vargas was also won by a meagre purse bid.

"Mabuza was prepared to take the short end of the stick in order to get this fight," Durandt says.

Despite the optimism, Mabuza will enter the ring as an underdog especially as the fight is promoted by Marquez's new proponent Gary Shaw.

Durandt is not concerned about controversial officiating like the first fight.

"If it happens so be it but the world will know who the winner is and that is very important to us

I'm quite nervous about this fight!!! Rafa better be prepared/