Watch Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois have fiery final face-off as AJ ask for fans’ prayers ahead of Wembley showdown
ANTHONY JOSHUA and Daniel Dubois took part in a fiery final staredown ahead of their blockbuster domestic dust-up.
They will duke it out in front of a whopping 96,000 fans at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night for the prestigious IBF heavyweight title.
The build-up to their mammoth showdown has been respectful, with neither man throwing any verbal jabs.
But you could cut the tension between the duo with a knife as they stared into one another's eyes for the last time before fight night.
Their final staredown took place in front of a packed crowd at Trafalgar Square, which played host to the weigh-ins for the Riyadh Season card.
Despite being the defending champion, 27-year-old Dubois took to the scales first.
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And the Greenwich gladiator weighed in three pounds heavier - at 17 stone, seven ounces (248.6lbs) - than he did for his interim title win against Filip Hrgovic in June.
Former two-time unified heavyweight champ Joshua looked like a chiselled Greek god as he tipped the scales.
The Watford warrior weighed in a whopping 18 STONE for his two-round demolition of former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
And he weighed near enough exactly the same weight, coming in at 252.5lbs.
Joshua weighed a solid for his historic return to Wembley, where he can become a THREE-TIME heavyweight champion.
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And AJ he called on fans in attendance at the weigh-ins to pray for his success.
He said: "I just want to say a massive thank you throughout all my journey.
"All my ups, all my downs. You guys sticking with me through thick and thin.
"And if I could ask you for one favour, one favour.
"Go home and make a prayer for me for success tomorrow that I will become three-time champion of the world."
Joshua is in the final stretch of his glittering career but has dismissed suggestions that the end is nigh.
The London 2012 gold medalist said: "I'm not a warrior in the garden yet. I'm still on the battlefield.
"I'm not selling any roses yet. Just blood, just blood."
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Defending champion Dubois was far less in the mood to continue the pre-fight talk ahead of the biggest bout of his career.
He said: "I'm ready to fight. Now it's time to get in the ring and fight. Let's go!"
When pressed on being heavier for the bout, 'Triple D' said: "We've been working hard.
"But like I say, I'm ready to fight."
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He added: "A lot has gone into this. A lot of work, a lot of training and I'm just ready to go now.
"The talking is done."
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