Both Britons hit their biggest fighting weights ever at the weigh-in, setting up a heavyweight world-title rematch in London on Saturday.
Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley have both stepped on the scales at the heaviest weights of their professional careers, and the heavyweight division is bracing for impact. The two Britons made the numbers official ahead of Saturday's world-title rematch in London.
In a division where size and power decide fights in an instant, the extra pounds raise real questions. Is it added muscle meant to boost knockout power, or a trade-off that could cost speed and stamina in the later rounds? Both camps will believe they have the answer.
Dubois and Wardley are known for hard punching and a willingness to trade, so a heavier version of each man makes the rematch even more combustible. With a world title at stake and a first meeting to build on, neither fighter can afford a slow start or a lapse in concentration.
The weigh-in is done and the talking is nearly over. On Saturday night in London, we find out whose preparation was better and whose extra weight was worth carrying.
