ANTHONY Joshua and Daniel Dubois remain difficult to split in every sense, as the pair weighed in barely four pounds apart in Trafalgar Square, London.
After the weigh-in, both men had a few words to say, starting with the champion.
“I’m ready to get in the ring and fight now; let’s go,” said Dubois, dismissing the tense faceoff as having no bearing on the fight itself.
“We’ve been working hard, man. A lot of work has gone into this. The talking is done.”
And a final prediction from ‘DDD’: “A win, by any means necessary.”
Anthony Joshua was in good form when thanking the weigh-in attendees for supporting him through thick and thin.
“If I can ask you for one favour, go home and make a prayer for me that I will become three-time heavyweight champion of the world,” said the 34-year-old. “I look at myself as a gladiator who is stepping into the ring to perform for the people who love blood, guts and glory. So I’m pumped and ready to perform for the people.”
Full weights:
12 x 3 mins – IBF heavyweight title
Daniel Dubois (248.6lbs) vs. Anthony Joshua (252.7lbs)
12 x 3 mins – European middleweight title
Tyler Denny (159.9lbs) vs. Hamzah Sheeraz (159.6lbs)
12 x 3 mins – WBO Interim light-heavyweight title
Joshua Buatsi (174.7lbs) vs. Willy Hutchinson (174.9lbs)
12 x 3 mins – IBO super-featherweight title
Anthony Cacace (129.8lbs) vs. Josh Warrington (129.5lbs)
12 x 3 mins – middleweight
Josh Kelly (159.1lbs) vs. Ishmael Davis (159.3lbs)
10 x 3 mins – lightweight
Mark Chamberlain (139.4lbs) vs. Josh Padley (139.6lbs)
