Beterbiev and Browne make weight

Marcus Browne and Artur Beterbiev
Marcus Browne and Artur Beterbiev

Artur Beterbiev (16-0, 16 KOs) and Marcus Browne (24-1, 16 KOs) hit the light heavyweight limit at the official weigh-in ceremony in Montreal, Canada. At stake of their meeting there will be WBC and IBF champion titles of the Russian.

The official weight of Beterbiev was 79.37 kg, Browne was 79.2 kg. It is worth noting that Beterbiev did not succeed in making the light heavyweight limit on his first attempt. During the first run, even completely without clothes, he showed a mark of 79.47 on the scales, that is, 100 grams more than it should be. Beterbiev returned an hour later and showed exactly 175 pounds (79.37 kg).