Dubois and Wardley both come in heavier than ever before Saturday's title rematch

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Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley stepped on the scales in east London on Friday and both posted the biggest numbers of their careers. Dubois came in at 253.9 pounds, topping the 251.7 he weighed for their first fight back in May.

Wardley usually sits around 242 pounds, so his 248.3 is a real change. That is more than six pounds heavier than he was in May, and it suggests he wants to stand his ground with Dubois rather than get pushed around.

The two Britons meet again on Saturday night at the O2 Arena with Dubois putting his WBO belt on the line. Their first fight was one of the wildest heavyweight nights of the year, and Wardley triggered his rematch clause straight away to try and win the title back.

Dubois goes in with 23 wins and 3 losses, 22 of those wins by knockout. Wardley has 20 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 19 knockouts. Main event ring walks are expected around 10:30pm UK time, which is about 5:30pm Eastern.