FRESNO, CA -- The official weighin of the double world championships Top Rank promoted card got underway Friday afternoon here (early Saturday morning in Manila) at the Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Co. with the historic all-Filipino IBF world super flyweight title fight between defending champion Jerwin Ancajas and challenger Jonas Sultan on the main event. In the co-feature bout, Khalid Yafai of the UK will defend his WBA world super flyweight title against David Carmona of Mexico. The fights will be at the Save Mart Center here Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila).
The official weighin was supervised by Sean Wells of the California Boxing Commission, Rob Scott of the IBF and Ron Pavett of the WBA and hosted by veteran ring announcer Lupe Contreras.
Photos by Jhay Otamias / PhilBoxing.com.
Below are the official weights:
IBF world super flyweight championship
12 rounds
Jerwin Ancajas, 29-1-1, 20KOs (Philippines) -- 114.8 lbs
Jonas Sultan, 14-3-0, 9KOs (Philippines) -- 114.4 lbs
WBA world super flyweight championship
12 rounds
Khalid Yafai, 23-0-0, 14KOs (UK) -- 114.8 lbs
David Carmona, 21-5-5, 9KOs (Mexico) -- 118.6 lbs
Carmona was 3.6 lbs over the super flyweight limit.
Khalid Yafai (L) vs David Carmona.
Ismael Muwendo (L) and John Vincent Moralde.
Lightweight 8 rounds
Ismail Muwendo, 19-0-0, 12KOs (Uganda) -- 132.6 lbs
John Vincent Moralde, 19-1-0, 10KOs (Philippines) -- 132 lbs
Super featherweight 6 rounds
Isidro Ochoa, 4-0, 1KO (Fresno, CA) -- 125.6 lbs
Ricardo Arias, 1-3-1 0KO (Rancho Mirage, CA) -- 127.2 lbs
Isidro Ochoa vs Ricardo Arias.
Bryan Lua vs Francisco Camacho.
Super featherweight 6 rounds
Bryan Lua, 4-0-0, 1KO (Madera, CA) -- 131.2 lbs
Francisco Camacho, 5-7-1, 2KOs (Mexico) -- 130.8 lbs
Welterweight 10 rounds
Alexander Besputin, 9-0-0, 7KOs (Russia / Oxnard, CA) -- 146.6 lbs
Saul Corral, 27-11-0, 18KOs (Mexico) -- 148 lbs
Alexander Besputin vs Saul Corral.
Leonardo Reyes vs Manuel Manzo.
Bantamweight 4 rounds
Manuel Manzo, 2-6-1, 1KO (Fresno, CA) -- 117.6 lbs
Leonardo Reyes, 7-15-0, 3 KOs (Mexico) -- 118.8 lbs
Lightweight 4 rounds
Piotr Apostol, 4-0-0, 2KOs (Althenia, NJ) -- 137 lbs
Carlos Castillo, 4-5-0, 3KOs (Lindsay, CA) -- 135.4 lbs
Lightweight 4 rounds
Jose Salinas, 4-0-0, 1KO (Indio, CA) -- 132.4 lbs
Carlos Apodaca, 2-9-2, 0KO (Mexico) -- 130.8 lbs
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