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WEIGHTS FROM DUBAI: ALBERT PAGARA'S OPPONENT OVERWEIGHT ON FIRST TRY (PHOTOS)
By Dong Secuya PhilBoxing.com Thu, 06 Aug 2015

DUBAI -- 'Prince' Albert Pagara of the Philippines weighed in at 121.4 lbs during the official weighin held at the Boracay Club here Thursday noon but Pagara's opponent Jesus Rios of Mexico, came in at 125.8 lbs, 3.8 pound over the junior featherweight limit and was given two hours to shed his excess weight to remain in contention for Pagara's IBF Intercontinental junior featherweight belt for tomorrow's main event in 'Duel in Dubai 2' to be held at Dubai's World Trade Center.
Albert Pagara poses during Thursday's weighin at the Boracay Club in Dubai.
Pagara (L) and Rios during the weighin.
Jason Pagara (L) and Ramiro Alcaraz face to face.
Meanwhile, Jason Pagara of the Philippines stepped the scales at 142.4 lbs while his opponent Ramiro Alcaraz of Mexico weighed in at 142.6 lbs for their 10-round junior welterweight non-title clash for the co-main event.
Jimrex Jaca (L) and Pabloc Lugo Montiel.
Filipino veteran campaigner Jimrex 'The Executioner' Jaca weighed in at 139 lbs while his opponent Pablo Lugo Montiel came in at 139.2 lbs for their 8 rounds junior welterweight fight.
Other weights:
8 rounds bantamweight
Larry Abarra (Dubai) (L) - 121.2 lbs vs Tony Arema (Indonesia) - 117.8 lbs
6 rounds junior welterweight
Deo Krizito (Dubai) (L) - 139.2 lbs vs Fapetch Manopchaigym - 138.2 lbs
4 rounds bantamweigh
Lasisi Bamidele (Dubai) - 118 lbs vs Singnoi Singmanasak - 117.6 lbs
4 rounds lightweight
Nicholas Mwangi (Dubai) - 136.6 lbs vs Muhammad Akram (Tanzania) - 138.8 lbs.
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