WEIGHTS FROM THE ?DESERT STORM? AT THE MORONGO CASINO RESORT
By Ed de la Vega, DDS
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 22 Mar 2008
Cabazon, CA: Michael Katsidis of Australia and Joel Casamayor of Cuba, who will be fighting for the WBC Lightweight title and the Ring Magazine title tomorrow afternoon at the gorgeous Morongo Casino Resort in this city some 2 hours east of Los Angeles, completed the required weigh-in just moment ago.
Katsidis tipped the scales at 133 ? while Casamayor was 134 ?.
The fight is a promotion of the Golden Boy Promotions and will be shown live on HBO after Dark.
Katsidis nicknamed ?Rocky? for his habit of putting memorable, action packed fights will be staking his unbeaten record of 23-0-0 (20KO) in his attempt to dethrone Casamayor.
Casamayor also named ? El Cepillo? once lived under the iron rule of Fidel Castro in Cuba but escape on the eve of the 1996 Olympics to try his fate in the free world will defend his crowns against the brawler from down under who is also an ex-Olympian. He presently parades a record 35-3-1 (21KO).
Top photo: WBC lightweight champ Joel Casamayor of Cuba (L) and WBO lightweight champ Michael Katsidis of Australia pose after their weighin at the Morongo Casino Resort in Cabazon, CA.
Michael Katsidis flexes his muscle after the weighin at the Morongo Casino Resort in Cabazon, CA.
Joel Casamayor poses after the weighin at the Morongo Casino Resort in Cabazon, CA.
Photos by Dr. Ed de la Vega.
Other weights:
Librado. Andrade - 165 ? vs Robert. Steieglizt - 166 ?
Billy Dib -0129 ? vs. Edgar Vargas -130 ?
Daniel Jacobs -162 ? vs. Mathew Palmer -159
Carlos Velasquez 125 ? vs. Manuel Sarabia 125 ?
Juan Velasquez 122 ? vs. Tomas Bernal - 125
David Rodela 131 ? vs. Julio Gamboa - 132 ?
Carlos Tangaro 138 vs S. Ramirez 140
Carlos Garcia 146 ? vs. R. Ida - 148
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