Former cruiserweight world titleholder Marco Huck will seek his second win in a row since losing his belt when he faces Ovill McKenzie on Sept. 24 in Frankfurt, Germany.

Last August, Huck, seeking to break the cruiserweight division record for most title defenses (13) that he shared with England’s Johnny Nelson, dramatically lost his belt by 11th-round knockout to Poland’s Krzysztof Glowacki in a big upset.

Huck (39-3-1, 27 KOs), 31, of Germany, rebounded in February to stop rival Ola Afolabi in the 10th round of their fourth battle.

“My fans kept asking me when the next fight was, so I actually feel like it’s a great honor that they want to see me back in the ring,” said Huck, who has earned the reputation as one of boxing’s most crowd-pleasing fighters.

“I will thank them by putting on a great performance. It gives me an extra rush of adrenaline when I hear the crowd shouting, ‘Huck! Huck! Huck!’ You cannot put a price tag on that feeling. I am 31 years old now, the prime age for a boxer, and I will leave the ring just the way I entered it: as the champion.”

McKenzie (25-12-1, 13 KOs), 36, a Jamaica native based in England, might not have the prettiest record, but he is unbeaten in five fights since 2013 and is coming off perhaps the finest performance of his career. He traveled to Argentina in October to challenge then-world titleholder Victor Emilio Ramirez. Many thought McKenzie did more than enough to win but he was given a draw and Ramirez retained the title.

Now McKenzie, a former British and Commonwealth champion, has a chance against Huck, who has long been one of the best fighters in the weight class.

“McKenzie did really well during his last fight and should have won the IBF title against Ramirez, so I have to be careful and won’t underestimate him,” Huck said.

McKenzie was supposed to return to fight Ukraine’s Dmytro Kucher for the vacant European cruiserweight title last month, but withdrew because of an injury. Then the fight with Huck came up and he quickly accepted it.

“I am travelling to Frankfurt to give a great performance,” McKenzie said. “I don’t want the people to look at my record and write me off immediately or [think] that it will be a walk in the park for Huck. I am in great shape.

“I will give the performance of my life. I am a real fighter, a warrior. I am 36 now, but I honestly feel like I’m 20. I am in amazing shape.”