DAN AZEEZ felt like his career could be going down the pan when back pain made sitting on the toilet agony.
The London light-heavyweight is finally set to face pal Joshua Buatsi tomorrow night at Wembley Arena.
The long-time friends were supposed to square off last October but a back injury forced Azeez to pull out during fight week.
That left the 34-year-old Lewisham fighter fearing not only had he missed a chance to stun Buatsi, but that Father Time may be catching up with him.
"Before I got all the scans and had it checked, I thought it could be the end of me," said Azeez.
"There are people who have had this back injury and then that's it.
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