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Tyson Fury has won 35 pro fights, with two defeats and one draw
ByKal Sajad
BBC Sport boxing journalist
Tyson Fury was lighter than his opponent at the weigh-in for the first time in 15 years as he prepares to fight Mariusz Wach in Thailand on Friday.
The Briton tipped the scales at 18st 13lb (120kg) - 26lb less than veteran Wach's 20st 11lb (132kg) - before the heavyweight bout.
Fury, 37, will fight the 46-year-old in Pattaya in front of about 1,500 fans and without a television broadcaster.
"I'm Mr Slim now. I'm delighted to be here and there are fans here from all over the world," Fury said.
It is only the fourth time in Fury's professional career he has weighed less than his opponent. The previous occasion was in his first fight against Derek Chisora in 2011.
He was also lighter than John McDermott and Daniil Peretyatko during a career spanning more than 17 years and 38 professional fights.
Fury arrived wearing a designer robe and a large cross chain. The former heavyweight champion joked and laughed with Wach during their face-off, playfully attempting to lighten the mood before the pair posed for photographs.
Fury is 3lb lighter than he was for his last outing against Arslanbek Makhmudov in April.
Wach has lost seven of his past 10 fights, including a knockout defeat by Moses Itauma two years ago.
The expected victory for Fury would set up the long-awaited fight with Anthony Joshua, who has his own warm-up bout against Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
"I want to keep busy. I'm not banking on any fight that may or may not happen," Fury added.
"This is the year I want Tyson Fury to stay busy. I may even have 10 fights this year.
"I've had one fight in two years. I want to box his head off for 10 rounds ideally, but if it goes off earlier then that is ideal."
