AJ weighs in at 251lbs for Prenga bout

Anthony Joshua weighed in 7.6lbs heavier than his last fight against Jake Paul, as the British boxer prepares to face Kristian Prenga on Saturday night in Jeddah.

Joshua took to the scales on Friday at 251lbs, having weighed 243.4lbs when he beat YouTube boxer Paul in December 2025.

Albanian Prenga scaled 261.4lbs, 10.4lbs heavier than Joshua.

The heaviest Joshua has ever been for a fight is 255.4lbs when he defeated Jermaine Franklin in April 2023.

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"We're feeling good. It's going down tomorrow night in Jeddah," Joshua said to DAZN Boxing.

The weigh-in came after Tyson Fury claimed a seventh-round TKO victory over Mariusz Wach in Thailand.

Fury said that he had 'got through my test' but was doubtful that Joshua would overcome tomorrow night's opponent, Prenga.

The 35-year-old Albanian will be a formidable opponent for Joshua, with Prenga having lost only once in his 21-fight career, having claimed each of his last 16 victories via knock-out or TKO.

"The work is done and this isn't going to be easy," Eddie Hearn told DAZN Boxing.

"[Prenga] isn't a guy coming in here with a bundle of defeats, coming for a payday. He's got the whole of Albania behind him by the sounds of things as well.

"Big fight, big opportunity. We know what comes the other side; we've just got to deal with this guy tonight.

"I expect, and I hope, that we get a performance that shows everything that Joshua has put into this training camp."

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