ANTHONY JOSHUA has teased a dramatic body transformation ahead of his shock showdown with Jake Paul.
The former two-time unified heavyweight champion takes on the YouTuber-turned-boxer in a Miami melee live on Netflix a week on Friday night.
Team Paul has slapped AJ with a weight restriction for the Florida fisticuffs in a bid to try to level the uneven fighting field.
Joshua, 36, won’t be permitted to weigh more than 245lbs for the crossover clash, which will earn him a pretty penny.
But the Watford warrior has brushed aside concerns he won’t make the weight.
Late last week, AJ gave his legion of fans an update on his weight on social media.
The London 2012 Olympic gold medallist shared a video of himself stepping on the scales on his Instagram and Twitter pages.
And the clip revealed that he was well under the limit imposed on him as he was weighing 243.8lbs.
His accompanying caption read: “They must have forgot.
“I’m used to dealing with big weights & scales. 243.8lbs.”
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The world will stand still come December 19 as the face of British boxing Anthony Joshua is all set to go up against social media sensation Jake Paul.
AJ steps in on a month’s notice after Paul’s ‘David vs Goliath’ Gervonta Davis clash was axed due to Tank’s civil suit case.
And Joshua will be desperate not to suffer the same fate as legends Mike Tyson and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr who both lost to YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul.
Particularly as a handsome figure was negotiated to get this Judgement Day deal over the line due to AJ’s DAZN contract.
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Scores of Joshua’s followers commented on the clip, with one saying: “This [is] about to be a contractually obligated slaughter.”
Another said: “Paul vs Joshua… and the ambulance on standby.”
And another said: “Jake [is] about to find out those 243.8lbs hit different when it’s not a retired MMA guy.”
One remarked: “Jake Paul pull out news incoming.”
Another chimed in: “Ooo Femi. I see problems for dey boy!!! Femi stopped Ngannou now what is this boy ooo?”
AJ’s weight restriction will see him carry a much leaner physique into the ring when he faces Paul.
During an appearance on talkSPORT, promoter Eddie Hearn said of the Olympian’s condition: “He’s good.
“He’s really dialled in as if he was fighting an elite heavyweight.
“The one thing he always does is take everything seriously and he is doing so for this, he’s in tremendous shape.
“The difference is in this fight is he has to make a specific weight which is a lot lighter than he would be going into this fight.
“But he’s on track and is in Miami with not long to go until the fight.
“I can’t believe what’s about to happen, to be honest.
“Yeah, he’s ready to go and do a job on him, and I just can’t believe we’ve signed the contract to fight him.”
