ANTHONY JOSHUA will finally get his hands on Kubrat Pulev this evening after a heated weigh-in.
Joshua and Pulev jawed back and forth following their stepping onto the scales at the weigh-in on Friday.
Joshua and Pulev had to be separated at the weigh-ins[/caption]
AJ said that he wanted to “clap him in the jaw” when asked about his frosty encounter with Pulev after the weigh-in.
Well tonight, Joshua will get the chance at Wembley Arena when he defends his WBA, WBO and IBF world heavyweight titles against the Bulgraian.
What time is the Joshua vs Pulev ring walks?
- Joshua’s first fight in over a year is due to get underway tonight from around 10.15-10.30pm UK time.
- The first fight of the night, Qais Ashfaq vs Ashley Lane is due to get underway from 5.30pm.
- The main card will start at 6pm and will begin with Macauley McGowan vs Kieron Conway.
- Lawrence Okolie’s clash with Nikodem Jezewski is due to get underway from around 9.15pm.
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What channel is Joshua vs Pulev?
- You can watch Joshua vs Pulev live on Sky Sports Box Office, where the coverage will begin at 6pm.
- Ashfaq vs Lane will be shown live on Facebook for FREE from 5.30pm.
- The event after that will set you back £24.95.
- The action can be streamed from the Sky Sports Box Office app and from a mobile or tablet device.
Joshua and Pulev will do battle for the WBA, WBO and IBF world titles[/caption]
What was said at the weigh-in?
The pair had to be separated by security at the weigh-in as they traded verbal jabs with each other.
Joshua: You talk too much, bro. Whoever you’ve been in with, these fighters, you need to get into your head that you’ve got to fight with someone like me.
Pulev: I respect you but tomorrow I will show you.
Joshua: Then humble yourself. Tomorrow we go to war!
Pulev: I’m better than you.
Joshua: Don’t come here running your mouth off.
Pulev: I respect you, Olympic champion, world champion…
The pair were supposed to clash back in 2017 before Pulev got injured[/caption]
Joshua: I don’t care about that. You talk to me.
Pulev: Tomorrow I will show you, man!
Joshua: You talk too much.
Pulev: I like you. But tomorrow I will show you because I’m better than you.
Joshua: Try it. Try it. Tomorrow, try it. Tomorrow try your best and we’ll see who the last man standing is.
Joshua vs Pulev FULL CARD
- Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev (WBA, IBF, WBO heavyweight title)
- Lawrence Okolie vs Nikodem Jezewski (WBO international cruiserweight title)
- Hughie Fury vs Mariusz Wach (heavyweight)
- Martin Bakole vs Sergey Kuzmin (heavyweight)
- Macaulay McGowan vs Kieron Conway (light-middleweight)
- Florian Marku vs Jamie Stewart (welterweight)
- Qais Ashfaq vs Ashley Lane (super-bantamweight)
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
