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anthony joshua Set to be approximately 27lb (12.2kg) heavier than jake paul In their fight on Friday, following Thursday’s official weigh-in for their unexpected boxing match.
Former two-time world heavyweight champion Joshua will fight Paul became a boxer from YouTuber At the Kasia Center in Miami, The competition is declining as a professional competitionThis means the result will go on each man’s record and knockouts will be allowed, with both fighters wearing standard 10oz gloves,
The only other rule of note, Beyond the match scheduled for eight three-minute rounds.It was that on Thursday “AJ” could not weigh more than 245 pounds (111.1 kg).
And the 36-year-old Briton weighed in at 243.4 pounds (110.4 kg) during the afternoon’s official weigh-in, before the formal edition of the evening programme.
Joshua came onto the stage after his American opponent, who weighed in at 216.4 pounds (98.1 kg).
While Paul, 28, has usually fought at cruiserweight during his boxing career, he will fight Joshua at heavyweight – the same division where he faced the legendary Mike Tyson in November 2024. Paul defeated Tyson, 58 at the time, on points.,
In November, at the Friday fight announcement, Paul’s business partner Nakisa Biederian discussed Joshua’s 245lb limit IndependentBiederian, CEO of Most Valuable Promotions, indicated that the rule was related to Paul’s safety,
“It’s for the day before the fight, but there’s no rehydration section,” Biederian said. This means Joshua can add as much weight as he wants between Thursday’s weigh-in and Friday’s first bell.
“I didn’t want him to arrive weighing 265 pounds, right?” Biederian continued. “Really, since Jake will be cutting weight, he may walk in at 215lb that night.”
Paul took an aggressive stance ahead of his fight with Joshua, claiming to be a better boxer than the Olympic gold medalist and vowing a knockout victory in the later rounds.
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Meanwhile, Joshua faced criticism this week for saying before the fight: “If I can kill you, I’ll kill you.” However he later clarified his commentsSaying: “This is my job, we fight. We have a license to kill. A lot of people don’t understand this, but that’s my job.”
Joshua last fought in September 2024, suffering four knockdowns en route to a stoppage loss to Daniel Dubois. Paul’s last outing was a victory over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in June, in which the impressive man defeated the former middleweight champion via decision.
Paul will enter Friday’s fight with a pro record of 12-1 (7 KO wins), while Joshua’s record is 28-4 (25 KO wins). As well as Tyson and Chavez Jr., Paul has defeated several former UFC fighters, while AJ has wins over the likes of Wladimir Klitschko, Joseph Parker, Dillian Whyte and Kubrat Pulev.
Joshua is reported to be 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall, while Paul is a shorter man at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m). Joshua’s reach is reported to be 82 inches (208.3 cm), while Paul’s is 76 inches (193 cm).