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PENALOSA, VORAPIN MAKE WEIGHT! (WITH PHOTOS) PhilBoxing.com Sat, 05 Apr 2008   MANILA--World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion Gerry "Fearless" Penalosa and his mandatory challenger Ratanachai Sor Vorapin of Thailand made weight during official weigh-in held this morning at the Cineplex of Gateway Mall here. Penalosa, looking superbly in shape, came in at a perfect 118 lbs, while Vorapin initially checked in at 118.5 lbs. After a few minutes, Vorapin came back to the scales and hit the 118-lb limit. Official weigh-in was supervised by WBO Asia Pacific Chairman Leon Panoncillo assisted by GAB Commissioner Angel Bautista and boxing chief Nasser Cruz. WBO Intercontinental superbantam champ Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista easily made weight at 122 lbs, while his Mexican challenger also came in at an exact 122 lbs. Both AJ "Bazooka" Banal and Uruguay's Caril Herrera also both tipped the scales at 115 lbs for their 12-round IBF superflyweight eliminator. Australia's Ray Wheatley supervised the weigh-in in behalf of the IBF. WBO Oriental champion Ciso "Kid Terrible" Morales also easily made weight at 122 lbs, while his Korean challenger Yoo Shin Kim had to spend about an hour to shed off a 1-lb extra baggage before finally making weight. The rest of the match-ups and their weights: Michael Domingo (119.5) vs Thepnimit Sor Chitpattana (120 lbs); Bert Batawang (108 lbs) vs Heri Amol (107 lbs); John Mark Apolinario (116 lbs) vs Jessie Albaracin (115 lbs); Eric Macas (126 lbs) vs Rene Bucag (125.5 lbs). The official rules meeting was presided over by both Panoncillo of the WBO and Wheatley of IBF, while GAB boxing chief Nasser Cruz delineated the basic rules to the officials. First bout starts 7:30 tomorrow at the Araneta Coliseum, while television broadcast comes off at 9AM. Top photo: Gerry Penalosa of the Philippines (L) and Ratanachai Sor Vorapin of Thailand tipped the scales today at the Gateway Mall in Cubao, Quezon City for tomorrow morning's fight at the Araneta Coliseum, also in Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines.  Rey Bautista (R) of the Philippines and Genaro Camargo of Mexico pose after their weighin.  AJ Banal of the Philippines and Caril Herrera of Uruguay, both undefeated, face off after the weighin.  Ciso Morales (C) on the scales during the weighin.  Michael Domingo (R) of the Philippines and Thepnimit Sor Chitpattana of Thailand face off after the weighin.  Bert Batawang poses after today's weighin.  |
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