WBO mild welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez and challenger Jamaine Ortiz weighed 139 1/2 kilos on Wednesday at their weight-in for Thursday night time’s headliner on ESPN on the Michelob Extremely Area in Las Vegas. Light-weight contender Keyshawn Davis weighed in at 134 3/4 lbs, and Jose Pedraza got here in at 134 1/2 lbs for his or her ten-round co-feature bout on the cardboard.
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Full weights:
Teofimo Lopez – 139 1/2 vs. Jamaine Ortiz – 139 1/2Keyshawn Davis 134 3/4 vs. Jose Pedraza 134 1/2George Acosta 131.3 vs. Rene Tellez Giron 132Javier Martinez 161.6 vs. Raul Salomon 164.4Abdullah Mason 135.3 vs. Benjamin Gurment 136.8Charlie Sheehy 135.7 vs. Abdel Sauceda 135.4Alan Garcia 136.6 vs. Tomas Ornelas 134.6Antonio Zepeda 299.7 vs. Lemir Isom-Riley 257Art Barrera Jr. 141 vs. Michael Portales 140
Teofimo has so much to show on this struggle as a result of loads of boxing followers expect him to show in one other poor efficiency after his win over Josh Taylor final June.
It’s been the 25-year-old Teofimo’s behavior to battle after a big win, and he’s because of one other off-performance after his victory over the previous undisputed 140-lb champion Taylor, who he dominated.
Teofimo and his dad made an enormous deal out of the win over Taylor; even the boxing world views the Scottish fighter as a shot.
Keyshawn Davis Eyes Larger Fish
“I did much more on this coaching camp to get me ready for a struggle like this,” stated Keyshawn Davis to the media about his struggle with Jose Pedraza on Thursday night time.
“I don’t obtained no worries, no nerves. I really feel nice. Mentally, I’m there for certain. I really feel like my final struggle [Nahir Albright last November] confirmed that I generally is a contender on this struggle, however after this struggle, it’s for certain.
“All of the prospects which have been calling me out, I’m not entertaining that stuff no extra. I’m actually beginning to take a look at greater fish within the sea. After this struggle after I crush Pedraza, I’d like to struggle [Emanuel] Navarrete,” stated Keyshawn.
If Keyshawn comes out victorious towards’ The Sniper’ Pedraza on Thursday, he might want to downsize his ambitions for some time and give attention to a extra attainable goal for his subsequent struggle. Navarrete isn’t going to struggle Keyshawn as a result of there’s nothing in it for him to face.
A greater choice for Keyshawn could be Frank Martin or Raymond Muratalla for his subsequent struggle.
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