Leo Atang has enjoyed comparisons to childhood hero Anthony Joshua, but the 19-year-old is set on carving out his own path.Atang, one of Britain’s biggest boxing prospects, has already been labelled ‘the next AJ’ by promoter Eddie Hearn.Atang faces Viktar Chvarkou in his sixth pro fight this weekendGettyAnd it’s unsurprising, given the York heavyweight has coasted through his first five professional bouts, stopping all but one of them by first-round knockout.Last time out, Atang even achieved something that fellow heavyweight sensation Moses Itauma couldn’t by scoring an impressive 62-second KO over the latter’s former opponent, Dan Garber.Atang defeated Garber on the Leigh Wood vs Josh Warrington undercard in Nottingham in February.Albeit still in the first round, he stopped Garber one minute and 20 seconds quicker than Itauma managed.Atang now returns to the ring this weekend in Liverpool, where comparisons to Britain’s great heavyweight stars will strengthen if he wins in dominant fashion.Joshua went undefeated in his first 22 pro fights before he met Andy Ruiz in 2019, while Itauma holds a perfect 14-0 record, having obliterated AJ’s old foe Jermaine Franklin last time out.“The fact that [Joshua] was a childhood hero of mine growing up and the fact that I’m compared to him is nice,” Atang told talkSPORT.com ahead of his return.“But at the same time, I’m my own fighter. I want to be remembered as the first Leo, not the second AJ or whatever.“I don’t want it to be, ‘Oh, he’s the next someone.’ I want to be me.“I want everyone to be shocked by me and not compared to someone else.”Atang doesn’t wish to be remembered as the second coming of any manGettyThe 19-year-old wants to carve out his own path in the sweet scienceGettyAtang, who still trains with amateur coach Ashley Martin of Legions ABC, takes on 40-year-old Viktar Chvarkou, 6-32, at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on Saturday.Callum Smith was meant to headline the show in a WBO interim light heavyweight clash against David Morrell, but pulled out with an injury, allowing Ben Whittaker to fill the main event slot.Whittaker faces Argentinian Braian Suarez in his first fight since knocking out Benjamin Gavazi, while former UFC fighter Molly McCann also features on the card.‘Meatball’ is contesting her fourth bout since transitioning to the sweet science, having made a successful debut in Belfast last September against Kate Radomska.Atang, meanwhile, is not in any rush to make a statement ahead of his next appearance in the ring.“We’ll take as much time as we need,” he added.Atang is more than happy to slowly make his way through the ranksGetty“People progress at different rates and stuff, but I’m happy with how it’s going at the moment.”“We’re trying to slowly step up the opponents and the rounds as we go on, but eventually we’ll get to where we want to be.”Boxing scheduleFor all the upcoming fights and results this year, check out talkSPORT.com’s boxing schedule.