Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois engage in a fiery final clash ahead of their blockbuster home clash.
They will fight for the prestigious IBF heavyweight title in front of 96,000 fans at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night.
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The build-up to their big fight was respectful, and neither of them threw any serious verbal attacks.
But you could feel the tension between the two of them cutting through with a knife as they looked into each other’s eyes for the last time before fight night.
Their final bout took place in front of a packed crowd in Trafalgar Square, where the weigh-ins were being held for the Riyadh season card.
Despite being the defending champion, the 27-year-old Dubois stepped on the scales first.
And the Greenwich Gladiator weighed three pounds more than he did when he won the interim title against Filip Hrgovic in June – 17 stone, seven ounces (248.6 pounds).
Former two-time unified heavyweight champion Joshua looked like a chiseled Greek god as he leaned on the scales.
Watford Warrior was overweight 18 stones to knock out former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in two rounds in March.
And he weighed almost as much for his historic return to Wembley as the player he can be. three time Heavyweight Champion.
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And shortly after tipping the scales, AJ made an emotional appeal to the fans in attendance.
He said, “I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of you during my entire visit.”
“All my ups and downs. You guys have been there for me through thick and thin.”
“And if I may ask you one favor, one favor.
“Go home and pray for my success tomorrow that I become a three-time world champion.”
Joshua is in the final stages of his illustrious career, but he has rejected suggestions that the end is near.
The London 2012 gold medallist said: “I’m not the warrior in the garden yet. I’m still on the battlefield.”
“I’m not selling any roses right now. Just blood, just blood.”
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Defending champion Dubois was in no mood to be too downbeat ahead of the biggest fight of his career.
He said: “I’m ready to fight. Now it’s time to get in the ring and fight. Let’s get started!”
When pressed about putting in more energy for the bout, ‘Triple D’ said, “We’re training hard.
“But like I said, I’m ready to fight.”
“It’s taken a lot of hard work. A lot of work, a lot of training and now I’m ready to play,” he said.
“The conversation is over.”
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