Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois Full Pre-Fight Highlights | Dubois KO AJ?

Anthony Joshua outweighed Daniel Dubois by four pounds for their IBF world heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium on Saturday despite a career-heaviest weight for his British rival.

On a stage beneath Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, Joshua scaled 252.5lbs while Dubois weighed in at 248.6lbs ahead of Riyadh Season: Joshua vs Dubois, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

Joshua, greeted on stage by a mixture of cheers and jeers from a bumper London crowd, was marginally heavier than his last fight against Francis Ngannou while Dubois weighed three pounds more than his previous career highest.

"You've been with me through my ups and downs," said Joshua. "If I can ask you one favour - pray for me, for my success and for me to become a three-time heavyweight champion of the world.

"I'm a gladiator and I'm about to step into an arena to perform for the people. I'm pumped and ready to perform."

"A lot of work and training has gone into this, and I'm just ready to go now,"

Joshua weight in most recent fights
252½lbs against Francis Ngannou
251lbs against Otto Wallin
250lbs against Robert Helenius
255¼lbs against Jermaine Franklin
244½lbs against Oleksandr Usyk
That title, a potential shot at the winner of the Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury rematch and personal pride are all at stake in Saturday's Wembley Stadium clash.

Tension, unsurprisingly, has been building between the pair.

The promotion began with a fractious confrontation, in which Joshua and Dubois had to be pulled apart, and Joshua at no point has backed away from subjecting Dubois to an icy stare-down at their head-to-head stand-offs.

Dubois weight in most recent fights
245¾lbs against Filip Hrgovic
239lbs against Jarrell Miller
233¼lbs against Oleksandr Usyk
240¼lbs against Kevin Lerena
241½lbs against Trevor Bryan
They completed the final face-off on Friday with a huge cheer from the crowd. The last ritual in the countdown to the contest complete, the next occasion they face one another other, it will be time, finally, to fight.

"I love the atmosphere, the fans put pressure on me every time to perform," added Joshua. "I thrive on it."

Anthony Joshua has done a lot in his career. He won Olympic gold in a crucible of pressure at London 2012. He's headlined major stadium shows and been a unified heavyweight world champion twice over.

But he's never weighed in at an occasion like this, overlooked by the National Portrait Gallery, in the shadow of Nelson's Column, with Whitehall stretching out behind him.

He's the type of character who will relish this occasion.

It was interesting too to see him address his supporters directly. Joshua's relationship with the British crowd has been a special thing to see, even if it has waxed and waned in tandem with his successes and occasional failure.

He asked them to "pray" for his success, for him to become a three-time heavyweight world champion. Another sign, that even though he is focusing his mind on his performance against Dubois, that accolade means a lot to him. It means the world.
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