WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, who may face the winner next: "I'd much prefer to beat Joshua up, it's a bigger fight and people want to see it more. He's got a tough fight, you know?

"Usyk is no mug. People say to me, 'He's too small' and this and that but the guy is bigger than Muhammad Ali, he's bigger than Mike Tyson and he's bigger than Holyfield. He's definitely a good fighter. If he [Usyk] does [win] then he will cost us a few quid."

Michael Buffer is ready, centre stage. As he says "the moment you have all been waiting for is almost upon us."

Steve Bunce
Boxing expert on BBC Radio 5 Live

All week long everybody agrees that Anthony Joshua has got to hit Usyk with good shots. But he cannot be careless.

Carl Froch
Former world super-middleweight champion on BBC Radio 5 live

I am not sure if Usyk has any fear in him. He puts his head down, he looks forward and the smile he does, it scares me.

We wondered if we'd see sights like this again, now the stadium is in darkness, with thousands and thousands of lights from phones and cameras.

It is a truly incredible sight as Neil Diamond's unofficial sports anthem Sweet Caroline is blasted out by 67,000 fans.

Like the best karaoke session you've ever heard.

Spinetingling.

Over the last day we've been asking you to vote on what would happen tonight.

Most of you think it's a Joshua win.

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England and West Ham footballer Declan Rice, athlete Mo Farah, actor Idris Elba and Olympic super-heavyweight bronze medallist Frazer Clarke are all ringside - and it's far to say pretty pumped - for the big fight.

Anthony Joshua is just seen smacking a punchbag back stage. Ten minutes before his work gets serious.

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Some quotes from Anthony Joshua for you now: "I wasn't on the amateur scene long enough to know much about Oleksandr but when I turned professional I did a lot of research and I love the Ukrainian style and the Ukrainian people.

"He was fighting 10 or 12 years as an amateur before he went to the Olympics, and worlds so he is probably happy to be in this position - the cream always rises to the top.

"I love throwback fighters. I do watch a lot of boxing and I don't fight good people just to get respect.

"If you tell me I was fighting King Kong I would give it a go. This is my job. I'm going to work. It's the best days of my life."

Coral Barry
BBC Sport combat sports editor in London

It's really loud in here now as we await the main event. Still a while away.

I can only imagine the noise when Anthony Joshua makes the walk, should have brought my ear plugs.

Back to the fight, and speaking to Carl Froch at the weigh-ins, the former world champion is hoping for an AJ win - but insisted Joshua cannot outbox Oleksandr Usyk.

Carl Froch: "I think AJ will be able to adapt. It’s not going to be easy, he’ll struggle, but I think he’ll get the win. I think he’ll be big enough, strong enough and he’ll get to him.

"If he doesn’t get to him he loses on points. My prediction is I don’t actually know.

"I’m predicting AJ to win. I want him to smash him to bits. But I don’t think AJ can outbox Usyk. I don’t think he’s got the ability.”

Few more footballers have been spotted. Ex-Tottenham men Jermaine Jenas and Jamie Redknapp, along with current West Ham and England midfielder Declan Rice are also there too.

Fans! A very, very welcome sight. Welcome back everyone.

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Chris17: What will happen is an awkward but ultimately routine AJ win, followed by Fury beating Wilder again. Then months of negotiations going in circles until some mandatory challenger is pushed forward by one of the self-serving organisations that don’t really want an undisputed champion and mean either AJ vacating a belt or taking another fight again proving how stupid the system is.

Jsh1pp: Usyk is up there as one of the best fighters of his generation. Trouble is I'm yet to be convinced he's a heavyweight. Question is can he handle the power? The old saying in boxing 'a good big guy beats a good little guy' so AJ by KO would be favourite but it's one where if the chin holds up and he can move well enough at the weight to not get caught clean early on points Usyk has a shot.

Peter Rogers: If Usyk isn't blown away by the difference in size he wins. Ruiz found Joshua out.

We're up and running on BBC Radio 5 Live so listen to our team of Jeanette Kwakye, Ronald McIntosh, Steve Bunce and former super-middleweight champion Carl Froch by pressing the play button at the top of this page right now.

Steve Bunce sits down with boxing promoter Eddie Hearn and WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie at York Hall in London before the much-anticipated fight between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk.

In this clip, Hearn talks in-depth about Joshua's preparation and current mindset.

Another great heavyweight from Ukraine, former world champion Vitali Klitschko, whose brother Wladimir lost to Joshua at Wembley Stadium, is another at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Not sure if he was singing along to Freed From Desire earlier on.

Former European heavyweight champion Derek Chisora, who lost to Usyk in 2020: "One thing AJ has that Usyk doesn't is the knockout punch. It might take six rounds, seven rounds, but I can guarantee you Usyk will get laid out. AJ will get to him."

And this is definitely worth a watch, the weigh-in from inside the Joshua camp.

Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk weighed-in yesterday before their world heavyweight title fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and this is what happened.

Tyson Fury's co-promoter Frank Warren: "Joshua looks a bit slimmer - he's going for speed. He's got to be more mobile against Usyk. He should win this fight. He should be too big and too strong for a fella that is really a cruiserweight.

"I know he's come up to heavyweight, but he's in his early thirties and could probably still make cruiserweight if he wanted to. But, it's going to be interesting to see if he can get rid of him.

"If Usyk is still there after six rounds I think he'll give AJ a problem. If he's still there at the end then I can see him winning it on points. To be there he'd have to outbox him. I think AJ is gun shy now."