Britain’s Anthony Joshua weighed in 23lbs heavier than champion Oleksandr Usyk for Saturday’s heavyweight world title rematch in Saudi Arabia.
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| From Up: Heavyweight professional boxers – Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine and Anthony Joshua of England. Photo of Usyk: Zac Goodwin/PA Images via Getty Images. Photo of Joshua: Khalid Alhaj/MB Media/Getty Images |
Ukrainian Usyk was tipped to come in at a career-heaviest weight, but just about matched the previous fight by weighing in at 15st 11lbs (100.5kg).
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Joshua, 32, came in at 17st 6lbs (110.9kg) with neither man showing any sign of nerves in the final face-off.
Usyk’s WBA (Super), WBO and IBF titles are on the line in Jeddah.
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He is fractionally heavier than his last fight with Joshua when he weighed in at 220lbs, while Joshua is about 4lbs heavier.
Joshua cut a focused figure during the weigh-in, and the two-time world champion insisted there was nothing to glean from the final staredown.
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“All this stuff – weight, face-off – none of it matters to me. I’m just looking forward to the fight,” he said. Story: BBC Sport
