Chris Eubank Jr. (32-3, 23 KOs) turned out to be a little easier Liam Smith (33-3-1, 20 KOs) at the official weigh-in ceremony for their fight in Manchester. Eubank weighed in at 72.2kg and Smith at 72.6kg. This meeting will be a rematch of their January fight, which Smith won by stoppage. During the duel between the boxers, Smith’s team threw a towel at coach Eubank Jr.
Emanuel Navarrete (37-1, 31 KOs) and Oscar Valdes (31-1, 23 KOs) hit the second featherweight limit at the official weigh-in before the Top Rank tournament in Glendale, Arizona. Navarreta's WBO world title will be at stake in the fight. Navarrete's weight was exactly 59 kg, and Valdez - 58.9 kg. To meet the weight, Navarreta had to stand on the scales without clothes. From the first run, the champion showed 50 grams more than the limit.
Anthony Joshua (25-3, 22 KOs) and Robert Helenius (32-4, 21 KOs) were weighed in before tomorrow's fight in London at the O2 Arena. The weight of the opponents turned out to be almost the same: Joshua weighed in at 250 pounds (113.4 kg), Helenius - at 249.25 pounds (113 kg).
Caleb Plant slapped Jermall Charlo during their fight backstage at the weigh-in of Errol Spence and Terence Crawford in Las Vegas. “Caleb and Jermall are promoting the Spence-Crawford fight in their own way,” Spence commented on this video.
Terence Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs) and Errol Spence Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) met the welterweight limit at the official weigh-in ceremony before their fight in Las Vegas. Crawford weighed 146.75 pounds (66.6 kg), Spence - 147 pounds (66.7 kg). The fight will be for the IBF, WBA, WBO and WBC world titles, as well as the title of The Ring magazine.
George Kambosos (20-2, 10 KOs) and Maxi Hughes (26-5-2, 5 KOs) hit the lightweight limit ahead of the IBF eliminator. The Australian, a former world champion in this weight category, showed exactly 61 kilograms on the scales. His opponent recorded 61.1 kg.
Alicia Baumgardner (14-1, 7 KOs) and Christina Linardatu (14-2, 6 KOs) met the second featherweight limit at the official weigh-in ceremony before the Matchroom Boxing tournament in Detroit. Baumgardner weighed 58.7 kg, Linardatu - 58.9 kg. The boxers will compete for the IBF, WBA, WBO and WBC belts owned by the American. At the same tournament, the star Olympian Andy Cruz will debut, who will meet with Juan Carlos Burgos (35-7-3, 21 KOs).
Jaron Ennis (30-0, 27 KOs) and Royman Villa (26-1, 24 KOs) hit the welterweight limit at the official pre-Showtime weigh-in in Atlantic City. Ennis weighed 66 kg exactly, Villa - 66.5 kg. Ennis' interim IBF title will be at stake. The 26-year-old athlete won his title in January.
Jared Anderson (14-0, 14 KOs) turned out to be easier Charles Martin (29-3-1, 26 KOs) at the official weigh-in ceremony before their fight in Toledo, USA. The 23-year-old athlete showed 110.4 kg on the scales, and the ex-world champion - 113.6 kg. The weight of Arslanbek Makhmudov was 119.5 kg, his opponent Rafael Akpegiori was slightly lighter - 115.9 kg.
Joshua Franco lost his WBA super flyweight belt at the Tokyo weigh-ins when he failed to meet the 115 lb (52.1 kg) limit. First, Franco showed 55.2 kg on the scales, which is 3.1 kg more than the norm. Franco was given two hours to cut the weight, and after one hour and fifty minutes, he lost only 200 grams, showing his final weight of 55 kg. Contender and former WBO leader Kazuto Ioka showed on the scales 52 kg exactly from the first run. Thus, the difference in weight was at least 3 kg, but the fight will still take place as planned.
