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WEIGHTS FROM LAS VEGAS: ERROL SPENCE - 147 LBS., TERENCE CRAWFORD - 146.75 LBS By Ed de la Vega, DDS PhilBoxing.com Sat, 29 Jul 2023 ![]() Las Vegas -- Premier Boxing Champions, one of boxing’s elite promoters held the weigh-in for the much waited and long delayed match of two of the world’s best welterweights, Errol Spence Jr (28-0-0,22KO) of Dallas, Texas and Terence Crawford (30-0-0,30KO) of Omaha, Nebraska. Spence was 147 lbs. on the nose and Crawford was slightly less at 146 ¾ lbs. ![]() ![]() Tomorrow’s fight between the two is for all the marbles with all belts on the line, the undisputed welterweight championship. As they say: “Someone’s has to go” and only one of these two will collect all the belts unless, the God of boxing throws a monkey wrench, and the fight ends up in a draw. Something that is close to impossible, they say. ![]() On the supporting main event, Isaac Cruz (34—2-1. 17KO) of Mexico City came in at 134 ½ and Giovanni Cabrera ((21-0-0, 7 KO) who now fights out of Hollywood, CA both weighed in at 134 Lightweight eliminator and WBC Silver and WBO Latino titles. ![]() In the second supporting main event, the Philippines Nonito Donaire Jr (42-7-0, 28 KO) stepped on the scale at 117 ¼ lbs. while his opponent Alexandro Santiago (27-3-5, 14KO) of Tijuana, MX was 117½ lbs. The fight will be for the WBC Bantamweight belt. Other results: Yoenis Tellez (5-0-0,4KO) of Santiago de Cuba and Sergio Garcia (34-2-0, 14KO) of Torrelavega, Spain both weight in at 155 ½ lbs. Steven Nelson (18-0-0,15KO) of Omaha, NB …167.8lbs Rowdy Montgomery (10-4-1, 2KO) …166.8 lbs. ![]() Jose Salas Reyes (12-0-0, 9KO)….121.6 Aston Palicte (28-5-2 (23KO) of Bago City, Philippines …123.4 lbs. It is noteworthy to mention that not too many in the Filipino community know that Palicte is in town let alone fighting on the Spence-Crawford undercard. In fact, the support people that were on the stage with Palicte were not Filipinos at all. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Ed de la Vega, DDS. ![]() |
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