The Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev weigh-ins took a stupidly long time to get done, but they’re done and we have a title fight for Saturday. Canelo (52-1-2, 35 KOs) weighed 174.5 lbs for his light heavyweight debut, but Kovalev (34-3-1, 29 KOs) needed multiple cracks to make weight.
Kovalev initially weighed 176 lbs, then down to 175.5 lbs, then 175.25 lbs, and the crowd wasn’t happy with this. Fourth time was the charm, and he made it down to 175 lbs. The WBO light heavyweight title is now officially on the line on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
What happened, you ask? Well for Kovalev, who just fought in late August, this was the reason.
Sergey Kovalev’s team insists he isn’t dried out, explaining why he missed weight as simple as needing to go the bathroom. Expressed frustration that they didn’t have access to the official scale before the weigh-in.
— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) November 1, 2019
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Main card weigh-in results (9 PM ET, DAZN)
Canelo Alvarez 174.5 lbs
Sergey Kovalev 175 lbs
Ryan Garcia 135 lbs
Romero Duno 135 lbs
Marlen Esparza 111 lbs
Senesia Estrada 110.5 lbs
Blair Cobbs 147 lbs
Carlos Ortiz 146 lbs
Preliminary card weigh-in results (6:30 PM ET, DAZN)
Evan Holyfield 154 lbs
Nick Winstead 156 lbs
Bakhram Murtazaliev 154 lbs
Jorge Fortea 153.5 lbs
Tristan Kalkreuth 188 lbs
Twon Smith 188.5 lbs
Meiirim Nursultanov 160 lbs
Cristian Olivas 160 lbs
Bekertim Melikuziev 175 lbs
Clay Collard 171 lbs
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