WEIGHTS FROM MACAU: PACQUIAO - 145 LBS., RIOS - 146.5 LBS (PHOTOS)
By Dong Secuya
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 23 Nov 2013
MACAU -- Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao weighed in at 145 lbs while his opponent Brandon Rios of Oxnard, CA stepped the scales at 146.5 lbs during the official weigh-in held Saturday morning at the CotaiArena at the Venetian here and their WBO international welterweight title for tomorrow, Sunday morning (Saturday night in North American), in the same venue is officially a go.
In the main undercard, IBF featherweight champion Evgeny Gradovich (17-0-0, 8KO) of Russia weighed in at 125.75 lbs while his challenger Billy Dib (36-2-0, 21KO) of Australia got the required weight limit of 126 lbs on the second try after stripping himself naked. Dib weighed in half a pound over on the first try. The Gradovich-Dib is a rematch from their March, 2013 bout where the Russian wrested the IBF title from Dib.
Gradovich (L) and Dib (R).
Andy Ruiz Jr (L) and Tor Hamer.
In a heavyweight bout, rising Mexican Andy Ruiz Jr (20-0-0, 14KO) weighed in at 257.8 lbs while his opponent Tor Hamer (21-2-0, 14KO) of New York came in at 220 lbs. Ruiz and Hamer will contest the NABF, WBO International titles for 10 rounds.
Zou Shiming and Juan Toscano.
Verdejo (L) and Duanaaymukdahan.
Chinese star Zou Shiming (2-0-0, 0KO) weighed in at 111.5 lbs while his opponent Juan Toscano of Mexico (4-0-0, 1KO) stepped in at 110 lbs. Shiming and Toscana is for a 6-round Flyweight contest.
For 6-round super featherweight bout, up and coming Puerto Rican Felix Verdejo (8-0-0, 6KO) stepped the scales at 134.5 lbs while his Thai opponent Petchsamuthr Duanaaymukdahan (8-1-0, 1KO) came in 1.5 lbs overweight on his first try at 136.5 lbs. Petchsamuthr will have to shed the excess weight in 2 hours.
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