Former light-heavyweight title-holder Glen Johnson will go into his rematch with IBO champion Chad Dawson in Connecticut on Saturday night looking to avenge a controversial decision the first time they met.

American Dawson, 27, won an unanimous decision from the three judges of their first encounter, a WBC title defence in Tampa 17 months ago, although many observers believed it was the Florida-based Jamaican challenger Johnson, 40, that deserved at least a draw.

Now Dawson (28-0, 17 KOs) and Johnson (49-12-2, 33 KOs) meet again in the champion's home state at Hartford's XL Centre, with the veteran still smarting from the perceived injustice.

"I did the cleaner, more convincing work to win the last fight," Johnson said.

"Dawson moves a lot and just tried to throw punches at my defence. He threw too many ineffective punches, and so, based on that, I believe I won the fight clearly.

"Judges are supposed to judge clean, effective punches. If the rules have changed, then someone needs to tell me what the new rules are so I know how to fight for the judges."

Unsurprisingly, the opposing camp differs but having been repeatedly denied the chance to fight divisional superpower Bernard Hopkins as well as the now-retired Joe Calzaghe, IBO champion Dawson said he was happy to hand Johnson another defeat.

"I knew I won the unanimous decision," Dawson said.

"I wasn't worried if it was a close fight or not.

"I go into this fight to erase the memory of the last fight.

""I can't get the fight with Bernard Hopkins, so he's the next worthy opponent. The first fight was a great fight, and I look forward to the second fight being just as great."

Southpaw Dawson learned he will have a slight weight advantage over Johnson following Friday night's weigh-in at the XL Centre.

Dawson tipped the scales at 175lbs with Jamaica's Johnson weighing 173.5lbs.

Having gone down to his first professional defeat in May, light-middleweight prospect Alfredo Angulo (16-1, 13 KOs) will also be looking to make a statement on the Dawson-Johnson undercard.

Angulo, 27, fights fellow American Harry Joe Yorgey (22-0-1, 10 KOs) for the interim WBO title having lost a WBC title eliminator by unanimous decision to Kermit Cintron six months ago.

Angulo was just one quarter pound heavier than Yorgey ahead of their clash, weighing in at 153.5lbs.