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British light-heavyweight Fraser Weightman (21-1, 15 KOâs) goes into the biggest fight of his career at GLORY 54 BIRMINGHAM next week, when he makes his GLORY debut against decorated veteran Danyo Ilunga.  Weightman rides a seven-fight, four-stoppages win streak into this debut, a remarkable run made all the more remarkable by the fact that, before it began, his career was almost ended by injury.  âI was suffering with bad wrist pain for years, both wrists. I thought it was just a sprain at first but it got worse and worse and eventually I was diagnosed with ECU Subluxation in both wrists,â he reveals.  âWhat that means is basically the major tendon of the wrist is popping out of the tunnel of bone which houses it, causing instability and severe inflammation.â  The condition required surgery but Weightman had to wait a year for them to be completed, at six month intervals, then spent another year under doctorâs orders to subject his wrists to no impact.  That was eighteen months ago. In the intervening period he has scored seven wins and captured ISKA British and Commonwealth titles along the way.  Four stoppages in that win streak prove that his ability to deliver power has suffered no mental or physical ill-effects; when Weightman sees the opening, heâs going for it, and the result is often an opponent on the canvas.  Danyo âDibubaâ Ilunga (58-13, 45 KOâs) is a 13-fight GLORY veteran, one half of the âGLORY Fight of the Year 2016â (along with Michael Duut) and the former light-heavyweight champion of former premier Dutch organization âItâs Showtimeâ.  Heâs an experienced heavy-hitter who has faced the best in the world at this weight. Heâs never heard of Fraser Weightman, but the Brit aims to carve himself into Ilungaâs memory next Saturday.  âItâs a big step up, but itâs cool. Itâs at the point that I have to test myself. In the last two fights of mine Iâve felt so comfortable, I feel like itâs time for harder challenges,â he says.  âWhen I first started training I had no intention of fighting, at first. Then I was like OK, letâs see what I can do. That became a desire to test myself; this is the next stage of that.  âAny sportsman has that dream of being the best in the world. Itâs easy to talk yourself out of that - nah, canât happen, wonât happen - but over the last eighteen months, as win has followed win, itâs become more and more real to me.  âA win over Danyo Ilunga puts me right up there straight away, makes me a name. I am down for the challenge. Bring it on.â  GLORY 54 BIRMINGHAM takes place Saturday, June 2 at the Genting Arena in Birmingham, England.  Weighmanâs fight with Ilunga headlines the Superfight Series section of the card, which streams live via UFC Fight Pass, followed by the GLORY 54 numbered card airing live in the UK on Freesport (Freeview channel 95 / Sky channel 422)