Joshua is the heavy favourite to prevail, but after Ngannou pushed Tyson Fury all the way on his boxing debut in October, he cannot be written off and he cut a relaxed figure on Monday night.

Once there we might as well have been in Las Vegas.

Anthony Joshua made his pre-fight arrival in a Greek ampitheatre on Monday night

He posed for pictures in the spectacular venue ahead of his huge fight this week

Joshua was happy to take selfies on a grand stage that could easily have been found in Las Vegas

Joshua will be facing former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in Riyadh on Friday night

Ngannou is the underdog but cut a relaxed figure as he arrived in the Middle East

They posed for a burst of flash bulbs. Then they said what they are supposed to say wherever they go to battle.

Joshua: ‘I’ve worked hard. I’ve trained every day. I know it will be a tough fight. But I expect to knock him out.’

Ngannou: ‘Ditto.’

Watch this space.

Promoters Frank Warren (left) and Eddie Hearn (right) appeared to share a joke with each other

Joseph Parker looked focused as he looks to back up his December win over Deontay Wilder

Parker has a tough task as he will be taking on giant Chinese heavyweight Zhilei Zhang

Joshua insisted that he expects to knock Ngannou out as he looks to get back into the title mix

Ngannou has backed himself to pull off a major shock by stopping Joshua inside the distance