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Champion Oleksandr Usyk fools everyone with weight for Anthony Joshua rematch

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Anthony Joshua has been completely fooled by Oleksandr Usyk, who weighed in much lighter than anyone anticipated ahead of Saturday's rematch.The rematch between Joshua and Usyk takes place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday night, as the British boxer looks to reclaim his belts after losing via unanimous decision during the first bout.

Usyk dominated the first fight despite weighing in much lighter than Joshua.However, despite looking much larger this time around, Usyk has weighed in at only 100.5kgs, which is only 1.3kg more than last time.

Joshua's camp were expecting the Ukrainian to be closer to the 110kg mark, but the weight difference may completely throw them off.READ MORE: Oleksandr Usyk tipped to 'chop Anthony Joshua down' after showing off insane punch powerBoth fighters weighed in slightly heavier than last time, with Joshua weighing in at 110.9kg while Usyk was more than 10kg lighter than his opponent.

But many thought that the pair would be closer in weight this time around. Even Matchroom Boxing chairman Eddie Hearn said to talkSPORT: "I think he’ll (Usyk) come in closer to 110kg.

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