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Anthony Joshua weighed in almost two stone heavier than Jake Paul for Friday’s controversial heavyweight bout as part of an unusual stipulation.<\/b><\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
He tipped the scales at 17st 5lb (110kg), with Paul weighing 15st 7lb (98kg).<\/p>\n
The pair will contest a professional eight-round bout, using regulation 10oz gloves, at Miami’s Kaseya Center.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Paul stepped on the scales calmly before breaking into a brief, animated and somewhat confusing tirade.<\/p>\n
“Do you know who I am? I am him,” he shouted, eyes wide, as he gestured towards the assembled media.<\/p>\n
It was Paul’s heaviest recorded weight, 3lb more than for his fight against Mike Tyson last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n