Anthony Joshua weighed in almost two stone heavier than Jake Paul for Friday’s controversial heavyweight bout as part of an unusual stipulation.
Heavyweights do not usually have to make weight, but Joshua was required to come in under 17st 7lb (111kg), reflecting the gulf in experience between the fighters.
He tipped the scales at 17st 5lb (110kg), with Paul weighing 15st 7lb (98kg).
The pair will contest a professional eight-round bout, using regulation 10oz gloves, at Miami’s Kaseya Center.
A low-key official weigh-in, open only to the media, took place on Thursday morning in a conference room at the Fontainebleau Hotel. A ceremonial weigh-in is scheduled for Thursday evening at the Fillmore Miami Beach.
Paul stepped on the scales calmly before breaking into a brief, animated and somewhat confusing tirade.
“Do you know who I am? I am him,” he shouted, eyes wide, as he gestured towards the assembled media.
It was Paul’s heaviest recorded weight, 3lb more than for his fight against Mike Tyson last year.
