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. <p>Joshua took to the scales on Friday at 251lbs, having weighed 243.4lbs when he beat YouTube boxer Paul in December 2025.</p><p>Albanian Prenga scaled 261.4lbs, 10.4lbs heavier than Joshua.</p><p>The heaviest Joshua has ever been for a fight is 255.4lbs when he defeated Jermaine Franklin in April 2023.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13565282/anthony-joshua-ferocious-british-heavyweight-will-cause-kristian-prenga-an-awful-lot-of-pain-says-barry-hearn"><strong>Hearn: 'Ferocious' AJ primed for 'fireworks' vs Prenga</strong></a></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13566702/tyson-fury-vs-mariusz-wach-british-star-claims-dominant-seventh-round-tko-victory-and-remains-on-course-for-anthony-joshua-fight">Fury claims dominant seventh-round TKO win vs Wach </a></strong></li><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13564471/tyson-fury-vs-mariusz-wach-key-questions-answered-with-anthony-joshua-warm-up-fight-set-to-take-place-behind-closed-doors-in-thailand"><strong>Not on TV? In Thailand? Fury vs Wach key questions</strong></a></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">Get Sky Sports</a> or <a href="https://www.nowtv.com/watch-sky-sports-online?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">stream with no contract on NOW</a></strong></li></ul><widget id="2"></widget><p>"We're feeling good. It's going down tomorrow night in Jeddah," Joshua said to DAZN Boxing.</p><p>The weigh-in came after Tyson Fury claimed a seventh-round TKO victory over Mariusz Wach in Thailand.</p><p>Fury said that he had 'got through my test' but was doubtful that Joshua would overcome tomorrow night's opponent, Prenga.</p><p>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.</p> <widget id="3"></widget><p>"The work is done and this isn't going to be easy," Eddie Hearn told DAZN Boxing.</p><p>"[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.</p><p>"Big fight, big opportunity. We know what comes the other side; we've just got to deal with this guy tonight.</p><p>"I expect, and I hope, that we get a performance that shows everything that Joshua has put into this training camp."</p><p>More to follow…</p><p><strong>Watch Edgar Berlanga vs Steven Butler and Richardson Hitchins vs Ricardo Salas in New York from 10pm on Sunday, live on Sky Sports. <a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">Get Sky Sports</a> or <a href="https://www.nowtv.com/watch-sky-sports-online?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">stream with no contract on NOW</a></strong></p>
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