Don King "RETURN TO GREATNESS" Official Weights
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Sat, 29 Jan 2022
DON KING: ‘RETURN TO GREATNESS’ ILUNGA MAKABU VS. THABISO MCHUNU
TREVOR BRYAN VS. JONATHAN GUIDRY
LIVE TOMORROW, SATURDAY, JAN. 29, ON PAY PER VIEW AT 7 P.M. ET
FROM W.D. PACKARD HALL IN WARREN, OHIO
Final weights and officials for the six-championship fight card are below.
WBC CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 12 ROUNDS
Ilunga Makabu – 197 lbs.
Thabiso Mchunu - 198½ lbs.
Referee: Harvey Dock (New Jersey). Judges: Steve Weisfeld (N.J.), Nathan Palmer (Indiana), Jamie Garayua (Ohio)
WBA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP– 12 ROUNDS
Trevor Bryan – 268 lbs.
Jonathan Guidry - 246½ lbs.
Referee: Lonnie Scott (Ohio). Judges: Nathan Palmer (Indiana), Steve Weisfeld (N.J.), Brian Kennedy (Ohio)
NABA CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE – 10 ROUNDS
Johnnie Langston - 199½ lbs.
Nick Kisner - 198½ lbs.
Referee: George Nichols (California). Judges: Brian Kennedy (Ohio), Jamie Garayua (Ohio), Steve Weisfeld (N.J.)
NABA GOLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE – 10 ROUNDS
DaCarree Scott - 276½ lbs.
Ahmed Hefny - 216 lbs.
Referee: George Nichols (Calif.). Judges: Brian Kennedy (Ohio), Jamie Garayua (Ohio), Nathan Palmer (Indiana)
NABA WELTERWEIGHT TITLE – 10 ROUNDS
Cody Wilson – 145 lbs.
Tre’Sean Wiggins - 145½ lbs.
Referee: Lonnie Scott (Ohio). Judges: Steve Weisfeld (New Jersey), Brian Kennedy (Ohio), Jamie Garayua (Ohio)
NABA MIDDLWEIGHT TITLE – 10 ROUNDS
Michael Moore – 164 lbs.
Anthony Lenk – 159 lbs.
Referee: Harvey Dock (New Jersey). Judges: Jamie Garayua (Ohio), Steve Weisfeld (N.J.), Brian Kennedy (Ohio)
** Moore weighed in over the 160-lb. limit and is not eligible to win the title. **
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ABOUT DON KING: RETURN TO GREATNESS, MAKABU-MCHUNU, BRYAN-GUIDRY
WBA Heavyweight Champion Ilunga Makabu (28-2, 25 KOs) will defend his crown against WBC Cruiserweight Silver Champion Thabiso Mchunu (23-5, 13 KOs), while WBA Heavyweight Champion Trevor Bryan (21-0, 15 KOs) will defend his title against Jonathan Guidry (17-0-2, 10 KOs) at the Don King Productions six-championship bout fight card on Saturday, Jan. 29, from the W.D. Packard Music Hall in Warren, Ohio. Additionally, Johnnie Langston (9-3, 3 KOs) of Sarasota, Fla., will square off against Nick Kisner (22-5-1, 6 KOs) of Baltimore, Md., in a 10-round bout for the NABA Cruiserweight title, and undefeated Decatur, Ga., prospect Dacarree Scott, who has a perfect record of 6-0 with 6 KOs, will take on Ahmed Hefny (13-1, 5 KOs) of Queens, N.Y., for the NABA Gold Heavyweight Title. Plus, West Virginia’s Cody Wilson (10-3, 7 KOs) will meet New York’s Tre’Sean Wiggins (12-5-3, 6 KOs) in an NABA Middleweight Title Bout, and Anthony Lenk (17-7, 7 KOs) of Niagara Falls, NY., will have an opportunity to capture the NABA Middleweight Championship, as his opponent and local product Michael Moore (18-3, 8 KOs) of Cleveland, Ohio, weighed in over the 160-lb. limit.
Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster or the W.D. Packard Music Hall. The fight card will be televised through Donking.com, DKPBoxing.com, or Itube247.com beginning at 6 p.m. ET at a cost of $49.99.
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