ENZO Maccarinelli knows absolutely nothing about the man he faces in Liverpool tonight.

Maccarinelli admits that when Sports Network chief Frank Warren informed him of his opponent, the name failed to register.

Not that Maccarinelli is being disrespectful to Hungarian cruiserweight Zoltan Czekus.

In fact, it is the way Swansea's former WBO champ usually approaches his fights.

Maccarinelli is the type of boxer who goes into a fight without a game plan.

Maccarinelli calls himself an "adaptive" fighter — someone who adjusts to the situation in the ring, rather than a boxer who will study the attributes of his opponent beforehand.

The latter approach is something the 29-year-old tried during recent fights, along with a change of style, and it backfired during defeat to Ola Afolabi.

But Maccarinelli was back to his old self in his most recent outing against Hungarian Krisztian Jaksi, whom he knocked out within 90 seconds.

And he is planning the same kind of treatment for Hungary's leading cruiserweight at the Echo Arena tonight.

"I really don't know who he is," said Maccarinelli. "Frank told me and I didn't really take it in.

"You know I'm not being disrespectful, it's just the way I like approaching fights.

"I'm not interested who the other fighter is and what his record is like.

"I'm only interested in what I do. My future is in my hands.

"I don't like sweating at night thinking of the videos I've seen of my opponents.

"Other fighters may want to know every single detail of their opponent, but it's not my style.

"I just want to go in there, box, and knock someone out."

That someone could well be Czekus tonight.

The 34-year-old is the top-ranked fighter in his country, despite losing two of his 11 fights.

Czekus, known as Pitbull, has also drawn one, while four of his eight wins have come via knockout.

Maccarinelli, though, insists he is making the right progress as he bids to become a two-time world champion.

"I've gone back to basics and my fitness has improved considerably working with Chris Ware at Bonymaen Gym," he added.

"We've worked very hard in training and I can't wait to get into the ring tonight.

"I feel I am making progress, but I know there is a long road ahead."