It took two tries for Mark Magsayo but he and Brandon Figueroa have made weight for their anticipated showdown tonight.
Figueroa (23-1-1, 18 KOs), the former unified super bantamweight world champion, and Magsayo (24-1, 16 KOs), the former WBC 126-pound world champion, square off in what could be an explosive Fight of the Year headliner at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California, live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) in a Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) event.
It took Magsayo two tries to make. He came in at 126.8 originally before utilizing nearly every minute of the alotted two-hour limit before weighing in again. Here are the final weights for tonight’s stacked card.
WBC Featherweight Title (Interim) – 12 Rounds
Brandon Figueroa – 125.8 lbs.
Mark Magsayo – 126 lbs.
Referee: Thomas Taylor; Judges: Gary Ritter (Okla.), Fernando Villarreal (Calif.), Zachary Young (Calif.)
Middleweight Bout – 10 Rounds
Jarrett Hurd – 159.2 lbs.
Armando Reséndiz – 161 lbs.
Referee: Ray Corona; Judges: Rudy Barragan (Calif.), Edward Hernandez, Sr. (Calif.), Dr. Lou Moret (Calif.)
Note: Contracted weight is 162 lbs.
Middleweight Bout – 10 Rounds
Amilcar Vidal – 159 lbs.
Elijah Garcia – 158.6 lbs.
Referee: Jack Reiss; Judges: Dr. Lou Moret (Calif.), Fernando Villarreal (Calif.), Zachary Young (Calif.)
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Super Welterweight Bout – 10 Rounds
Terrell Gausha – 156.6 lbs.
Brandyn Lynch – 155.6 lbs.
Referee: Jerry Cantu; Judges: Rudy Barragan (Calif.), Edward Hernandez, Sr. (Calif.), Gary Ritter (Okla.)
Note: Contracted weight is 157 lbs.
Welterweight Bout – Eight Rounds
Travon Marshall – 145.6 lbs.
Justin DeLoach Dock – 147 lbs.
Referee: Thomas Taylor; Judges: Dr. Lou Moret (Calif.), Fernando Villarreal (Calif.), Zachary Young (Calif.)
Super Lightweight Bout – 8/10 Rounds
Enriko Gogokhia – 143 lbs.
Samuel Teah – 141.6 lbs.
Referee: Ray Corona; Judges: Rudy Barragan (Calif.), Ivan Guillermo (Calif.), Zachary Young (Calif.)
Note: Contracted weight is 143 lbs.
ABOUT FIGUEROA VS. MAGSAYO
Figueroa vs. Magsayo will see a matchup of all-action, high-powered former world champions, as hard-hitting star Brandon “The Heartbreaker” Figueroa meets Filipino sensation Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo for the vacant Interim WBC Featherweight Title on Saturday, March 4 live on SHOWTIME from Toyota Arena in Ontario, Calif., topping a Premier Boxing Champions event.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and will also feature the return of former unified world champion “Swift” Jarrett Hurd as he takes on the power-punching Armando Reséndiz in the 10-round middleweight co-main event. Kicking off the telecast is an intriguing clash of unbeaten young middleweights as Amilcar Vidal and Elijah García meet in a 10-round attraction.
