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WEIGHTS FROM SINGAPORE: VILLANUEVA - 125.4 LBS, YORDAN - 125.6 LBS; JOHN - 125.8 LBS, KIMURA - 125.4 LBS

By Dong Secuya
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 04 May 2012



SINGAPORE -- The official weigh-in for Saturday's double world title bouts was held this afternoon at the Convention Expo of the fabulous Marina Bay Sands with officials from both the WBA and IBO supervising.

Below are the official weighin results and photos:

12 rounds - WBA Featherweight World Championship
Chris John (Indonesia) - 57.1 kg (125.88 lbs)
Shoji Kimura (Japan) 56.9 kg (125.4 lbs)


Chris John stepped into the scales.


Chris John (L) with his Ring Magazine and WBA belts and his challenger Shoji Kimura.

12 rounds - IBO Featherweight World Championship
Daud Cino Yordan (Indonesia) - 57 kg (125.66 lbs)
Lorenzo Villanueva (Philippines) - 56.9 kg (125.4 lbs)


Villanueva on the scales.


Yordan on the scales.


Villanueva and Yordan

6 rounds Super Bantamweight
Mohamad Nor Rizan (Singapore) - 54.9 kg (121 lbs)
Wang Xin Hua (China) 55.3 kg - (121.9 lbs)


Rizan (R) and Hua.

6 rounds Light Middleweight
Kengo Nagashima (Japan) - 69.5 kg (153.8 lbs)
Yao Yi Ma (China) - 69.8 kg (153.8)


Ma and Nagashima.

6 rounds Super Flyweight
Rex Tso (Hong Kong) - 51.9 kg (114.4 lbs)
Yodpichai Sithsaithong (Thailand) - 51.9 kg (114.4 lbs)


Tso and Sithsaithong.

Swing bouts

4 rounds Bantanweight
Qiu Xiao Jun (China) - 55.3 kg (121.9 lbs)
Bayu Gede Prabow (Indonesia) 54.7 kg (120.6 lbs)


Jun and Prabow.

4 rounds Welterweight
Yang Xin Xin (China) - 66.1 kg (145.7 lbs)
Singdet Sithsaithong (Thailand) 66.2 kg (146 lbs)


Xin and Sithsaithong.


3-time world champion and best known as the Australian who knocked out Roy Jones in the first round Danny Green (R) was introduced by Jimmy Lennon Jr (L).

Photos by Dong Secuya.



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