Shakur Stevenson was once pressured to strip bare so as to meet weight whilst Oscar Valdez got here in very easily underneath the restrict earlier than the pair engaged in an icy face-off forward of Saturday’s super-featherweight unification bout in Las Vegas.
Stevenson was once reputedly over the 130lb restrict upon taking to the scales first earlier than putting off his lingerie in the back of the protecting display screen and assembly his mark precisely.
Valdez adopted up via weighing in at 129.6lbs because the pair get ready to position their international titles and unbeaten information at the line at MGM Grand Lawn.
A fiery setting together with boos for New Jersey local Stevenson perceived to gasoline a demanding and icy ultimate face-off, Valdez being the primary to peel off as he proudly raised the Mexican flag earlier than his counterpart insisted on stepping in entrance of him to flex for the cameras.
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Vegas resident Nico Ali-Walsh had no downside at the scales forward of his first professional time out within the battle capital
The controversy all over the build-up has noticed Stevenson accuse Valdez of ‘ducking’ him prior to now and insisting he does now not possess the boxing talent to overcome him in a technical battle, whilst Valdez has been adamant he’s supplied for any roughly contest and challenged his opponent to not ‘run away’.
In other places at the primary card, the supremely-gifted Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn Davis weighed in at 136.2lbs forward of his eight-round light-weight conflict with Esteban Sanchez as he appears to be like to increase his unbeaten report to 5-0.
Nico Ali Walsh, grandson of the good Muhammad Ali, in the meantime got here in at 159.2lbs earlier than elevating his fingers aloft in tribute to his grandfather as he gears as much as face Alejandro Ibarra, who tipped the scales at 160.4lbs.
Watch the unification battle between WBO super-featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson and WBC king Oscar Valdez survive Sky Sports activities Major Tournament and Motion from 2am, Sunday.
