Dubois weighs in at career-heavy 18 stone ahead of next fight

BBC Sport15 h ago

Empty boxing ring with ropes in an arena — Photo: Stanislav Kondratiev / Pexels

Dubois knocked out Anthony Joshua in the fifth round in his previous outing. The new weight is, in trainer Don Charles's words, 'a calibrated choice for explosive power', designed to deliver faster upper-body strength.

Filip Hrgovic weighed in at 110 kg, conceding 4 kg to Dubois. The Hrgovic camp says they will rely on speed. The WBO and WBC titles are still entangled, and the likely winner is set to face Oleksandr Usyk or Tyson Fury in this year's final tournament fight.

The bout takes place on Saturday night at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, part of Saudi Arabia's sports-tourism calendar. DAZN will broadcast it in 130 countries. The pay-per-view price in the United States is 79.99 dollars; in the United Kingdom it is included in the TNT Sports deal.

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