Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker on Friday came in at career-high weights for their heavyweight fight Saturday in Manchester, England (ESPN+ in U.S.).
Joyce weighed 271.6 pounds. 1.6 more than his previous high of 270 for his fight against Michael Wallisch in July 2020. He was 265.5 for his last fight, a fourth-round TKO against Christian Hammer this past July.
Parker weighed 255.4, 4.4 more than his heaviest of 251 for his most recent fight, a decision over Derek Chisora last December.
The winner of the fight at AO Arena will become the mandatory challenger for Oleksandr Usyk’s WBO title.
Here’s a video of the entire weigh-in.
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