Former champion Anthony Dirrell and 168-pound contender Avni Yildirim continued to exchange words at a heated weigh-in on Friday before they battle this Saturday for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight World Championship in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes from the Armory in Minneapolis.
The weigh-in also featured Minneapolis-native Jamal James and Janer Gonzalez, who battle in a welterweight attraction as part of televised coverage beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Tickets for the event, which is promoted by Warriors Boxing and TGB Promotions, are on sale now, and can be purchased at the Armory at http://ArmoryMN.com/ and through Ticketmaster.
Here are the complete weigh-in results:
Anthony Dirrell 167.5 vs. Avni Yildirim 167.8
(WBC super middleweight title)
Jamal James 145.75 vs. Janer Gonzalez 146.5
Marcos Hernandez 158.5 vs. Jeison Rosario 157.5
Bryant Perrella 145.75 vs. Breidis Prescott 145.5
Money Powell IV 163 vs. Javier Frazier 161.5
Justin Pauldo 135.5 vs. Federico Malespina 136.25
Willie Jones 148 vs. Gonzalo Dallera 149
Austin Dulay 135.6 vs. Yardley Cruz 139.6
Efetobor Apochi 204.6 vs. Raymond Ochieng 217.4
Omar Juarez 139.5 vs. Philip Percy 140.2
Leon Lawson III 152.5 vs. Yunier Calzada 154.8