Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua: British heavyweight star weighs inside 245lbs limit for fight against YouTube star
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Anthony Joshua successfully made the weight limit for his fight against Jake Paul.
Britain's two-time world heavyweight champion, who could not weigh more than 245lbs, tipped the scales at 243.4lbs (17st 5lbs) for his fight against Paul in Miami in the early hours of Saturday UK time.
Paul weighed in at 216lbs (15st 6lbs) ahead of the 14th fight of his boxing career, a staggering nearly two stones lighter than his opponent.
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'I'm more important for boxing than AJ!'
Joshua admits he can understand why some boxing fans want him to put an end to 'the Jake Paul show', but Paul insists he has positively influenced the sport.
"No one has done more for the sport of boxing in the last decade than myself," Paul said.
"So if people cared about boxing they would want me to win.
"But I see the angle they're coming from in the sense he's been doing it all his life.
"But I think that I'm more important for boxing so if they cared about the sport they would want me to win."
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