John Wayne Hibbert has landed a dream bout with Andrea Scarpa as he bids to become the WBC Silver Super-Lightweight champion at a blockbuster night of boxing at the 02 Arena next month.

Hibbert kicked off 2016 in style by successfully defending his WBC International and Commonwealth titles with a knockout win over Tommy Martin.

And he returns to the venue of his three fights last year on the undercard of heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, who will make his first title defence against American Dominic Breazeale.

The Horndon-on-the-Hill man defended his WBC strap with a stoppage win in January at The O2 against Tyler Goodjohn, then revisited his rivalry with Dave Ryan on two occasions – losing his belts in May to the Derby man but reversing that stoppage loss in September in two gripping clashes.

Hibbert’s form could not be better timed as he faces Italian champion Scarpa, who made his own impact on the world rankings in his last outing, landing the IBF Inter-Continental title in November to arrive into the top 10 in the IBF.

Hibbert currently sits in 14th spot in the WBC, but the 31-year-old knows that victory will see him rise up the rankings and knocking on the door for huge fights in the second half of the year.

“I’m over the moon to have landed this massive fight at The O2,” said Hibbert. “Beating Tommy and Dave in my last two fights means my confidence is sky-high and I’m ready to move on from the domestic scene and make an impact on the World stage.

“Scarpa is a tough test and he’ll be thinking along the same lines, but I hope that the sold-out crowd gets right behind me and can roar me onto victory on the biggest night of my career.”

Hibbert’s clash with Scarpa is part of a huge night of action, topped by Joshua’s defence against Breazeale, with a mouth-watering Super-Middleweight battle between former World title challengers George Groves and Martin Murray, plus more fights to be added.