Anthony
Joshua will look to defend his World Boxing Association,
International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization
heavyweight titles against challenger Kubrat Pulev on Saturday. The
boxing title tilt is now official after the weigh-ins took place,
and both fighters weighed nearly the same amount.
This is the first fight for Joshua (23-1, 21 KO) since defeating an
out-of-shape Andy Ruiz in Saudi Arabia to regain his titles. Prior
to his shocking knockout loss to Ruiz, Joshua had never tasted
defeat. He’ll look to keep his dreams for a unification bout with
Tyson
Fury alive with a win. Joshua officially weighed in at 240.75
pounds.
Looking to tag Joshua’s chin is Pulev (28-1, 14 KO), whose only
defeat came at the hands of Wladimir Klitschko in 2014. Since
getting knocked out, Pulev has kept active and defeated the likes
of Derek Chisora, Hughie Fury and Rydell Booker. Slightly lighter
than his opponent, “The Cobra” stepped on the scales at 239.75
pounds.
The world title fight will stream live on Dazn in the United States
at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT. It will air on Sky Box Office in the
United Kingdom.
Joshua vs. Pulev Weigh-in Results:
Anthony
Joshua (240.75) vs. Kubrat Pulev (239.75)
Lawrence Okolie (199.75) vs. Nikodem Jezewski (199.75)
Hughie Fury (247.25) vs. Mariusz Wach (274.25)
Martin Bakole (251.5) vs. Sergey Kuzmin (258.5)
Kieron Conway (160) vs. Macaulay McGowan (158.5)
Florian Marku (146.75) vs. Jamie Stewart (145.75)
Qais Ashfaq (124.25) vs. Ashley Lane (122.5)