Kal Sajad
BBC Sport journalist at Guildhall, London

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I've been in Saudi Arabia for Joshua's past two fights. Fight weeks in the kingdom are generally low key. This week has been the complete opposite.

Fans managed to get close to the boxers at what was a strictly media-only event on Monday, while Tuesday’s grand arrivals were, erm, pretty grand.

The fighters then experienced the full Hollywood movie premiere treatment, gracing the red carpet at the Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square.

This evening's news conference is going to be split into two sections.

We'll have the undercard up first at around 18:00 BST and then, once we've heard from those fighters, it's over to Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua.

We don't have an exact time on when Dubois and Joshua will hit the stage, it'll all depend on how talkative the other 10 fighters want to be.

Let's hope someone has bolted the furniture to the stage for tonight's news conference.

Back in June, IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua had to be restrained by security during a heated interview after the latter threatened to throw a chair across the face of his rival.

Two-time world champion Joshua said he was "ready to fight", to which Dubois replied: "Let's go. If he wants to swing, let's go now."

Joshua, visibly annoyed, told Dubois not to disrespect him, adding: "I’ll throw this [expletive] chair across your face."

You can watch the full exchange above.

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As is often the case in boxing, it's a complicated story as to how Daniel Dubois became the IBF heavyweight champion.

Our journey begins back on 19 May when Oleksandr Usyk became boxing's first four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion after beating Tyson Fury to add the WBC title to his WBA, WBO and IBF collection.

On 2 June, Daniel Dubois beat Filip Hrgovic via an eighth-round stoppage to become the interim IBF heavyweight champion.

Just 23 days later, Dubois was elevated to IBF champion after Usyk was forced to vacate his belt when he opted to face Fury in a rematch - scheduled for 21 December - rather than agreeing a bout with Dubois.

That meant Dubois was handed the belt without taking it from a champion, leading some to question the legitimacy of his standing.

Dubois, who was stopped by Usyk in the ninth round when they met in August 2023, has vowed to silence those critics by beating Anthony Joshua on Saturday.

That really is impressive, Kal.

Try not to cause any damage, you'll have a tough time getting that covered on expenses!

Kal Sajad
BBC Sport journalist at Guildhall, London

This venue is something else.

I made my way through an art gallery where each framed work is probably worth triple my house, past a bronze bust of King Charles, dodged statues of a load of Lords who apparently were a big deal, and am now in my seat.

We've got three days and three separate live texts to really get stuck into your thoughts on Saturday's card.

Let's kick off with a straight-forward one.

Who wins and how?

Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua have a combined 45 stoppages between them... are we expecting this one to follow that pattern or will it go the distance?

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BBC Sounds

Boxing expert Steve Bunce has been on the mic all week, building up to Saturday's main event by interviewing fighters and promoters.

Episode one landed on Tuesday with Bunce and former world champion Barry Jones looking at the contrasting career paths of Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua.

IBF heavyweight title challenger Joshua also makes an appearance.

Click here to listen.

Fight week is already in full swing.

The Grand Arrivals took place on Tuesday with a sprinkle of Hollywood when all the fighters and promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren walked the red carpet in Leicester Square.

On Wednesday, fans were treated to the open workouts.

The magnitude of this fight card means it is fully deserving of special treatment and that's why we are bringing you three days of live text coverage.

Whether you prefer to digest your preview content in written, video or audio form, we've got all angles covered over the next few days.

As far as our live text coverage goes, here's what is in store for you:

• Thursday - live stream and text coverage of pre-fight news conference
• Friday - live stream and text coverage of weigh-ins
• Saturday - text coverage of fight night

Kal Sajad
BBC Sport journalist at Guildhall, London

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Good evening from the quite breathtaking Guildhall in London. We've got a museum, art gallery and even a medieval chamber. It's a little eery to be honest.

Anyway, to the boxing. Fight weeks are when all us pugilism lovers become body language experts.

'AJ' has been relaxed all week, enjoying hugs from fans and handing out plenty of fist bumps. He appears to be enjoying himself.

Dubois looked a little vacant at Monday's media day, leading to further questions on whether he would be overwhelmed by the magnitude of the occasion.

But 'Triple D' did perk up a little at the Grand Arrivals a day later, grinning ear to ear as he marched down the red carpet in super quick time.

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Big fight nights are becoming commonplace in boxing.

We are just over 48 hours away from arguably the most exciting card to have been assembled on English soil.

A British record 96,000 will be inside Wembley on Saturday to watch Daniel Dubois defend his IBF title against Anthony Joshua.

Sadly, you'll have to wait until Saturday to see any punches thrown, but we are going to be hearing from the two protagonists at this evening's news conference.

We should also be hearing from some of the many stars on the undercard, including IBF super-featherweight champion Anthony Cacace, Josh Warrington, European middleweight title hopeful Hamzah Sheeraz and WBO interim light-heavyweight title contenders Joshua Buatsi and Willy Hutchinson.

We'll be bringing a live video stream of the news conference and also building up to this weekend's main event.