Luke Reddy
BBC Sport in Riyadh

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Right then.

That my friends is that for the weigh-in.

If you’ve just joined us, Anthony Joshua is lighter by 10lbs and Andy Ruiz Jr is heavIer by 15lbs.

Both are surprising.

All the debate on what it means, the predictions and the talking points are available in our full preview. Just go to the boxing page and you'll find it alongside an absolute tonne of content.

We will be running a live text from 18:00 GMT tomorrow on the big fight and it’s going to be something quite special.

Farewell from Riyadh.

Luke Reddy
BBC Sport in Riyadh

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Luke Reddy
BBC Sport in Riyadh

Never mind the Joshua weight loss, what about the 15lbs Ruiz has gained?

That has stunned a few.

This week I spoke with his trainer Manny Robles. I was trying to get to the bottom of when Ruiz started training again after 1 June.

All he kept saying was that they’d had a three month camp.

That still leaves three months between the last tight and when he started training. Did he put his feet up? If so it doesn’t bode well.

Shifting 20st and 3lb around the ring is no easy feat.

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BBC Sport in Riyadh

BBC 5 Live Boxing’s Steve Bunce has just put his cards on the table.

“I think he might need to be rescued Ruiz. I think if Joshua has his confidence back we may see Joshua win and Ruiz rescued from his bravery late in the fight.”

Luke Reddy
BBC Sport in Riyadh

Anthony Joshua is ushered back into his hotel to the right of the stage and a couple of hundred fans chase him and sing “oh Anthony Joshua.”

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BBC Sport in Riyadh

Richie Woodhall will be 5 Live’s ringside pundit this weekend. It’s worth stressing he spends a lot of time with Joshua’s trainer Rob McCracken.

“I see this as a fight for Joshua to win. He wasn’t in condition last time,” says Woodhall.

Interesting. More and more it feels like something was wrong with Joshua in the first bout.

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BBC Sport in Riyadh

“There’s a party atmosphere breaking out here that I don’t think anyone expected,” says 5 Live Boxing’s Mike Costello.

Luke Reddy
BBC Sport in Riyadh

October 2014 - that’s when Joshua last came in lighter than he has today. He had barely thrown a professional glove in anger.

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BBC Sport in Riyadh

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The analysis of that Joshua weight drop begins. Mike Costello, Richie Woodhall and Steve Bunce are digging into it.

Their podcast will be out in a few hours.

Lap it up.

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BBC Sport in Riyadh

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And so the face-off. No silly antics now gents, we’ve come this far.

In keeping with the months that have gone before, it’s very sporting. Credit to both of them for the way they have carried themselves throughout.

Ruiz must love Joshua - the man changed his life. One wonders how AJ feels in comparison.

Luke Reddy
BBC Sport in Riyadh

Andy Ruiz Jr comes in heavier by 15lb. Last time he was 268lb, now it’s 283lb, which is just over 20 stone.

What do you make of that?

Not enough training? Or will it make him more durable than last time, when he took some punishment and won through.

Hand on heart, I do wonder if the distraction that followed his win will cost him.

Luke Reddy
BBC Sport in Riyadh

Joshua scales 16st 13lb.

No one saw him being that light until midweek. It really is a bold move. Speed and fluidity appear key in his mind.

That’s 10lb lighter than last time. Bold. Very bold.

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BBC Sport in Riyadh

Andy Ruiz’s mother Felicitas is sat a few feet from me. His team wear T-shirts with ‘Mexican Rocky’ on the back.

Anthony Joshua leaves his hotel block and those who spot him begin to roar.

Both men are here. Let’s do this.

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BBC Sport in Riyadh

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Kinder, Christian and Sebastian have made it over from the Midlands.

No issues at all with visas or tickets they tell me. And it’s even cost them less than it did to get to the first fight in New York.

Double bubble.

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BBC Sport in Riyadh

The live stream from the weigh-in has just kicked in, so click play at the top of this page if you’d like to watch.

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The Andy Ruiz Jr bank balance got a nice boost on 1 June as he humbled Anthony Joshua.

It will get a lovely little boost for Christmas this weekend too.

His family may get some cool gifts. His dad will hope they aren’t cars.

Read Ruiz’s father talk about his son’s win and subsequent lifestyle change by clicking here.

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BBC Sport in Riyadh

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What a difference six months made.

Here we see the photograph of Mike Costello and Steve Bunce interviewing Andy Ruiz for the BBC in June. No one gave him a hope, few felt the need to spend lengthy amounts of time interviewing him.

At the bottom we have the image from this week. Ruiz has been doing interview after interview. What a difference a night made in the life of the proud Mexican.

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BBC Sport in Riyadh

I just took a seat reserved for Saudi‘s elite figures. I was swiftly moved on. Not the place to sit down in jeans and trainers.

Anthony Joshua is probably 10 minutes from weighing in.

He’s had a ‘strictly business’ aura about him all week.

There have been whispers he was a bit fed up with the distractions in his life and the need to put on a show for the masses. As he told BBC Sport editor Dan Roan, his goal is simple this time.

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BBC Sport in Riyadh

So the current scene is nice and lively. There were fears thing may be a touch flat.

I would say around 400-500 people are here surrounding the stage. There are a few flags, some booming tunes and not an ale in sight.

Go grab yourself a fizzy pop and turn the tunes up on your headphones and it will feel like you’re with us.

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