Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua on Friday came in around their typical weights for their separate fights Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (pay-per-view).
Wilder tipped the scales at 213 pounds, 1½ less than he weighed for his first-round knockout of Robert Helenius in October. His opponent, Joseph Parker Jr., was 245¼.
Joshua weighed 251, 1 more than his weight for his seventh-round KO of Helenius in August. He’s fighting Otto Wallin, who weighed 238½.
The weights for other featured fights on the card:
- Dmitry Bivol (174½) vs. Lyndon Arthur (174¼), light heavyweights
- Filip Hrgovic (246) vs. Mark De Mori (242½), heavyweights
- Jai Opetaia (198½) vs. Ellis Zorro (197½), cruiserweights
- Daniel Dubois (239) vs. Jarrell Miller (333), heavyweights
- Arslanbek Makhmudov (262) vs. Agit Kabayel (241¼), heavyweights
- Frank Sanchez (238) vs. Junior Fa (279), heavyweights
Here are images from the weigh-in. All photos by Fayez Nureldine / AFP via Getty Images.
Joseph Parker Jr. (left) and Andy Lee. Getty Images
Joseph Parker Jr. Getty Images
Deontay Wilder (left) and Malik Scott. Getty Images
Deontay Wilder. Getty Images
Deontay Wilder (left) and Joseph Parker Jr. Getty Images
Deontay Wilder (left) and Joseph Parker Jr. Getty Images
Deontay Wilder (left) and Joseph Parker Jr. Getty Images
Deontay Wilder (left) and Joseph Parker Jr. Getty Images
Deontay Wilder (right and Joseph Parker Jr. Getty Images
Otto Wallin. Getty Images
Otto Wallin. Getty Images
Anthony Joshua. Getty Images
Anthony Joshua. Getty Images.
Anthony Joshua. Getty Images.
Anthony Joshua (left) and Otto Wallin. Getty Images.
Anthony Joshua (left) and Otto Wallin. Getty Images.
Anthony Joshua (left) and Otto Wallin. Getty Images.
Anthony Joshua (left) and Otto Wallin. Getty Images.
Lyndon Arthur. Getty Images
Dmitry Bivol. Getty Images
Dmitry Bivol (left) and Lyndon Arthur. Getty Images
Dmitry Bivol (left) and Lyndon Arthur. Getty Images
Filip Hrgovic (left) and Mark De Mori . Getty Images
Jai Opetaia (left) and Ellis Zorro. Getty Images
Daniel Dubois (left) and Jarrrell Miller. Getty Images
Frank Sanchez (left) and Junior Fa. Getty Images
Arslanbek Makhmudov (left) and Agit Kabayel. Getty Images
