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WEIGHTS FROM CEBU: DONAIRE - 121.75 LBS., BEDAK - 121.5 LBS. (PHOTOS)


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CEBU CITY -- In front of a large crowd at the Activity Center of the Ayala Center Mall here Friday afternoon, five division world champion Nonito 'The Filipino Flash' Donaire Jr stepped the scales at 121.75 lbs while his opponent Zsolt Bedak from Hungary came in at 121.5 lbs as the two protagonists appeared fit and ready for their WBO world super bantamweight championship tomorrow, Saturday night, at the Cebu City Sports Center.

Donaire rallied the crowd for support while Bedak calmly went on the business of the weighin.

The Donaire-Bedak WBO world title fight will be supervised by WBO Vice-President Leon Panoncillo Jr while the third man in the ring is veteran referee Russell Mora; the judges are Robin Taylor of New York, Hernando Steidel of Puerto Rico and William Leach of Chicago.


Donaire in the scales.


Donaire and Bedak pose during their official weighin at the Ayala Center Mall in Cebu City.

Supervising the official weighin was local GAB offical Rolando Mendoza while checking the fitness of the boxers were ring physicians Dr Jose Unabia and Dr Rene Bonsubre.

In the co-main event for the WBC Continental America super featherweight championship, Paul '2 Gunz' Fleming of Australia weighed in at 129 lbs while his opponent Miguel Angel Gonzalez of Mexico stepped the scales at 130 lbs. Their 10-round bout will be supervised by Craig Hubble; Referee is Ver Abainza and judges: Randy Caluag, Oliver Garcia and Dan Nietes, all of the Philippines.


Paul '2 Gunz' Fleming of Australia (L) and Miguel Angel Gonzalez of Australia.



Mark 'Magnifico' Magsayo (L) and Chris 'The Hitman' Avalos pose during the weighin.

In a tense weighed in for the WBO international featherweight title, local rising prospect Mark 'Magnifico' Magsayo and world title veteran Chris Avalos of the United Stated both weighed in at 125 lbs. The 10-round bout will be supervised by Leon Panoncillo Jr.; Referee: Danrex Tapdasan of the Philippines; Judges: Katsihiko Nakamura of Japan; Salven Lagumbay and Greg Ortega of the Philippines.


Jason Pagara and Miko Zamudio.

For the 10-round junior welterweight bout, Jason 'El Nino' Pagara came in at 143 lbs while his opponent Miguel Zamudio of Mexico stepped the scales also at 143 lbs.

The rest of the card:

8-round super bantamweight bout
Jeo Santisima, Masbate, Philippines - 123 lbs.
Tabthong Tor Buamas, Thailand - 125 lbs.
Buamas was over one pound of the agreed weight limit and was given 2 hours to shelve excess poundage as of press time.


Jeo Santisima (R) and Tabthong Tor Buamas.


Veteran Rocky Fuentes (L) and Romnick Magos.

8-round super flyweight bout
Rocky 'Road Warrior' Fuentes, Cebu City, Philippines - 115 lbs
Romnick 'Daredevil' Magos, Mabinay, Negros Oriental - 114 lbs

6-round bantamweight
Virgel Vitor, Tagbilaran City, Bohol - 119 lbs.
Paulo Perono, General Santos City - 118 lbs.

Curtain raisers:

6-round junior flyweight
Christian Bacolod, Cebu City - 109 lbs
Marlou Sandoval, Siaton, Negros Oriental - 106 lbs

4-round flyweight
Lorenz Ladrada, Cagayan de Oro - 112.5 lbs
Renjie Sabanal, Siaton, Negros Oriental - 113 lbs


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