Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua are coming into their rematch at comparable weights to their first battle, with the Ukrainian simply half a pound heavier than their first assembly.
Studies had prompt that the WBO, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight champion had been bulking up for the rematch towards the Brit, however he's at a close to an identical weight of 221.5lbs.
Joshua has are available in barely heavier than the bout in London, weighing in at 244.5lbs in Saudi Arabia in comparison with the 240lbs when he misplaced his titles to Usyk.
Each males have been all enterprise at Friday’s weigh-in, with Joshua dismissing the burden and the most recent face-off as inconsequential to Saturday evening’s battle.
‘Face-offs don’t win fights,’ he stated. ‘I’ll be sincere. All these items don’t matter, it’s all concerning the battle, actual discuss. Weight, face-offs, none of it issues to me, simply trying ahead to the battle.
‘Simply prepared for 12 rounds, 100 per cent, something in need of that may be a bonus.’
On coming in at an nearly an identical weight to the primary battle, Usyk added: ‘You see your expectations each time aren't met.’
Joshua has not been this heavy for any of his final three fights, however got here in heavier in wins over Wladimir Klitschko, Carlos Takam and Alexander Povetkin, and defeat to Andy Ruiz.
Usyk’s marginal improve in weight means he'll are available in on the heaviest he has ever weight in professionally, however he has spent most of his professional profession at cruiserweight.
Former cruiserweight world champion Johnny Nelson instructed Sky Sports activities: ‘It’s minute, the distinction in weight now, it’s minute, so now it’s about abilities, techniques and what they suppose they will get away with in battle quantity two.’
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