LAS VEGAS -- Guillermo Rigondeaux is aiming to put the past 11 months behind him and get back to doing what he does best, which is box and win.

He has been mired in inactivity, largely because American television networks were not enamored with his deliberate, cautious style in which he usually easily outboxes his opponent but rarely entertains. But he has also had managerial and promotional issues that contributed to his layoff, which led two sanctioning bodies to strip him of his junior featherweight world titles.

But last week, he and nominal promoter Caribe Promotions made a co-promotional deal with Jay Z's Roc Nation Sports. And because Rigondeaux was training for another potential fight, he was immediately added to the Miguel Cotto-Canelo Alvarez undercard on Saturday night (HBO PPV, 9 ET) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, where he will take on the Philippines' Drian Francisco, who took the fight on short notice, electing to pull out of another fight for the bigger opportunity.

Francisco knows what he's getting into.

"I know that Rigondeaux is one of the best fighters," Francisco said. "He's one of the top four or five best fighters in the world. But I'm here to fight and I am here to win."

Rigondeaux, whom many view as one of the top 10 fighters in the world pound-for-pound, said he was happy to finally put the problems and layoff behind him.

"I would like to thank Roc Nation Sports for the opportunity," Rigondeaux said this week through a translator. "I'm really happy to be a part of the Roc Nation family now. Signing with Roc Nation has been the best decision I have made. They are capable of taking my career to the next level. It's what I need to stay active in the ring and give the fans what they want. The preparation is done and I'm ready to get in the ring and give the fans a show."

Rigondeaux (15-0, 10 KOs), 35, who is heavily favored to defeat Francisco (28-3-1, 22 KOs), 33, in their 10-round bout, said his goal is to win back his old belts and more.

"I'm a very good boxer and I'm always going to be ready for the next fight," Rigondeaux said. "And the fans are going to see that I can put on a show every time. Get ready to see what's coming next."

Then he laid down the gauntlet to the titleholders in his division.

"To the rest of the [junior featherweights] out there with belts, beware because I am coming for them," he said. "I'm coming for all the belts and I am going to destroy them all. I am the real champion and everyone knows it. If you want to step in the ring with me, to prove it, let's do it. It's up to the fans to demand it from their champion to step up and get in the ring with me. They can run, but they can't hide."

There is a chance that a Rigondeaux victory could lead to a showdown in 2016 with featherweight titlist Vasyl Lomachenko, who, like Cuban defector Rigondeaux, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. If they fight it would be the first time two-time gold medalists would meet as professionals.

However, Rigondeaux said he is focused on winning back belts at junior featherweight.

"Once I'm done with Francisco, I'm ready to fight everyone else," Rigondeaux said. "My energy after that will be spent winning all my belts back. I don't need to say I am the best. I demonstrate it. I will fight anyone at my weight."