Joe Joyce (15-0, 14 KOs) for the first time in his professional career he will meet with an opponent who will be bigger and heavier than him. Today at the official weigh-in procedure Zhang Zhilei (24-1-1, 19 KOs) showed 126 kg, while the Briton - 116.1 kg. At stake in this fight between the two Olympic medalists will be the WBO interim belt and the status of the mandatory contender for the world title, which Joyce now owns.
115.8 kg, which Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) showed at the weigh-in before today's fight with Jermain Franklin (21-1, 14 KOs), are a record in the British career. However, AJ's coach Derrick James assures that the heavy weight will not hurt his ward in the ring.
On Saturday in a duel against Jermain Franklin (21-1, 14 KOs) returns to the ring Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs). The day before, future opponents took part in the official weigh-in ceremony, at which Joshua showed a mark of 115.8 kg, and Franklin - 106.2 kg. Thus, the Briton approached this fight with the heaviest weight in his career, and the American, on the contrary, after his previous fight with Dillian Whyte, “lost” more than 10 kg.
David Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) and Caleb Plant (22-1, 13 KOs) met the second middleweight limit at the official weigh-in ceremony before their fight in Las Vegas. At stake will be an interim WBC world title. Benavidez weighed 75.63 kg, Plant - 75.86 kg.
Lawrence Okolie (18-0, 14 KOs) and David Light (20-0, 12 KOs) successfully met the first heavyweight limit at the official weigh-in ceremony before the fight for the WBO world title. Okolie's weight was 90.7 kg, Light - 89.9 kg. The New Zealander will enter this fight as an official contender for the title. The fight will be the main event of the Boxxer evening in Manchester.
"This will never happen again," promises Gilberto Ramirez (44-1, 30 KOs), who was so over the light heavyweight limit that he had to cancel his fight with Gabriel Rosado
“No excuses. I have never failed a weight cut in my 45 pro fights. This is the first and last time. I have always been proud to be a professional, but this was not my best moment in my career. In this regard, I would like to apologize to all my fans and fans, Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN, ”said Gilberto Ramirez, whose duel is against Gabriel Rosado this weekend in Long Beach, California was canceled due to overweight of 3.5 kg.
Jarrell Miller (25-0-1, 21 KOs) and Lucas Brown (31-3, 27 KOs) went through the official weigh-in procedure on the eve of their fight on the upcoming Saturday in Dubai. Both boxers recorded rather big weights in their careers. Miller weighed in at 151 kg, and Brown, a former WBA regular belt holder, showed his record 125.6 kg. Miller weighed more just before his return in 2022 after a four-year doping ban, when he pulled 155 kg.
Tim Tszyu (21-0, 15 KOs) and Tony Harrison (29-3-1, 21 KOs) met the second welterweight limit at the official weigh-in ceremony before their fight in Sydney. At stake in the fight will be an interim WBO world title. Tszyu's weight was 69.7 kg, Harrison - 69.6 kg.
Tony Yoka (11-1, 9 KOs) turned out to be easier Carlos Takama (39-7-1, 28 KOs) at the official weigh-in ceremony before the boxing evening in Paris. Yoka weighed in at 113.9 kg and Takam at 117.6 kg.
