The fight between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua could yet be cancelled if a nightmare scenario occurs.
Paul and Joshua will fight on Saturday morning UK time, with ringwalks anticipated to start at around 3:30am.
It will be contested as a professional match over 10 three-minute rounds, while the ring size will be slightly larger than normal at 22x22 compared to 20x20.
The fight is undoubtedly the biggest challenge of Paul's boxing career, with many experts believing he has next to no chance of beating the three-time heavyweight champion.
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He is at a lowest price of 11/2 to secure victory over Joshua, who has odds of as high as 1/16 with the bookmakers to win.
Paul's manager, Nikisa Badarian, has estimated that around 50 million people worldwide will tune in to Netflix to see if Paul can pull off perhaps boxing's biggest ever upset.
The weigh-in will take place on Thursday at 11pm UK time - and could present one of the last stumbling blocks for the fight.
As per the contract terms, Joshua is forbidden from weighing in at any more than 245lbs (111kg) on the day of the weigh-in, with the fight potentially at risk if he breaks that term.
There is, however, no restriction on how much weight he can gain before the fight itself should he be within that figure at the weigh-in.
Joshua weighed in at 252lbs for his last professional bout against Daniel Dubois in September 2024.
Speaking at the press conference, Joshua claimed that he is 'carry[ing] boxing on my back' by accepting the Paul fight.
"With this one, it feels like I'm being pulled in to save the purists of boxing, because people don't like that I'm fighting Jake," he said.
"If we look at the people that don't want me to be here, but want me to put an end to 'the Jake Paul show', I understand it, and that's why I carry boxing on my back with this fight."
How to watch Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua if you don’t have Netflix
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Topics: Jake Paul, Anthony Joshua, Boxing
Ryan Smart