The procedure for the official pre-match weigh-in of the main participants took place
upcoming evening of boxing on Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale (Arizona, USA). Boxers showed the following weight:
Emanuel Navarrete (36-1, 30 KOs) – 58.6 kg
Liam Wilson (11-1, 7 KOs) — 57.3 kg
The fight for the vacant WBO world title in the 2nd featherweight (up to 59 kg)
Immediately after the weigh-in, a scandal erupted.
Underdog claims that representatives Arizona Athletic Commission “twisted” the scales to help Navarreta make the necessary weight (allegedly this moment was captured in the photo).
It was for this reason (according to Wilson) that he “hung” as if he was preparing for a fight with a division below (57.2 kg). According to him, he weighed himself in a hotel room a few minutes before the official weigh-in – the result was a little less than 59 kg.
The Australian demands an immediate investigation. It seems that he does not plan to disrupt the main event.
Arnold Barbosa, Jr. (27-0, 10 KOs) — 63.1 kg
Jose Pedraza (29-4-1, 14 KOs) – 62.9 kg
10-round fight in the 1st welterweight (up to 63.5 kg)
Richard Torrez (4-0, 4 KOs) – 100.8 kg
James Bryant (6-2, 4 KOs – 114.9 kg
6-round heavyweight fight (over 90.7 kg)
Andres Cortes (18-0, 10 KOs) – 59.5 kg
Luis Melendez (17-2, 13 KOs) – 59.2 kg
10-round fight in the 2nd featherweight (up to 59 kg)
Nico Ali Walsh (7-0, 5 KOs) – 72.5 kg
Eduardo Ayala (9-2-1, 3 KOs) – 73 kg
6-round middleweight fight (up to 72.6 kg)
Lindolfo Delgado (16-0, 13 KOs) – 64.5 kg
Clarence Bus (21-6, 13 KOs) – 64.6 kg
8-round fight in the 1st welterweight (up to 63.5 kg)
Emiliano Vargas (2-0, 2 KOs) – 60.5 kg
Francisco Duque (1-1, 0 KOs) – 61.4 kg
4-round fight in lightweight (up to 61.2 kg)