RUIZ AND JOSHUA TIP THE SCALES AHEAD OF SATURDAY’S MEGA FIGHT

The biggest fight of the year is now just over 24 hours away. Ahead of tomorrow’s much-anticipated rematch between Andy Ruiz, Jr. and Anthony Joshua OBE, both fighters tipped the scales in front of a raucous crowd in Saudi Arabia. At 283.7 pounds, Ruiz came in at his heaviest weight in many years and 15 pounds heavier than he was for the first fight in June. Meanwhile, Joshua came in at 237.8 pounds, which is 10 pounds lighter than he was in June and the lightest he has been for any fight since 2014. The main event is expected to begin at approximately 4 p.m. following a stacked event featuring four additional heavyweight fights. The event is live exclusively on DAZN in the United States.

In the evening’s chief support bout, Alexander Povetkin (35-2, 24 KOs) will square off against Michael Hunter (18-1, 12 KOs) in a 12-round affair. The main card will also feature Dillian Whyte (26-1, 18 KOs) against Mariusz Wach (35-5, 19 KOs) in a 10-round fight, Filip Hrgovic (9-0, 7 KOs) against Eric Molina (27-5, 19 KOs) in a 12-round scrap and Mahammadrasul Majidov (1-0, 1KO) against Tom Little (10-7, 3 KOs) in an scheduled 8-round heavyweight bout.

Five heavyweight fights, topped by Ruiz vs. Joshua 2, will stream live exclusively on DAZN at 12 p.m. ET with the main event starting at approximately 4 p.m. ET. 

Fans in the United States can sign up for a full year of DAZN for the low price of $99.99 to catch Ruiz vs. Joshua 2 and a highly-anticipated 2020 boxing schedule, or $20 for an action-packed December which also includes Daniel Jacobs vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. on Dec. 20.

Official Weights from Saudi Arabia

Andy Ruiz, Jr.: 283.7 lbs.

Anthony Joshua: 237.8 lbs.

Alexander Povetkin: 229.3 lbs.

Michael Hunter: 226.8 lbs.

Dillian Whyte: 271.1 lbs.

Mariusz Wach: 270.0 lbs.

Filip Hrgovic: 241.1 lbs.

Eric Molina: 248.0 lbs.

Mahammadrasul Majidov: 231.0 lbs.

Tom Little: 250.1 lbs.

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Fight Season on DAZN continues on tomorrow with the highly-anticipated rematch between Andy Ruiz Jr. and Anthony Joshua. Check out ONE NIGHT – the captivating oral history-style documentary that looks back at June 1, the night Ruiz Jr. pulled off the biggest boxing upset in decades by stunning then-undefeated heavyweight champion Joshua with a seventh-round TKO.

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