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RODRIGUEZ VS. LOPEZ OFFICIAL WEIGHTS AND COMMISSION OFFICIALS

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Saturday, August 12 Live on SHOWTIME® from The Theater at MGM National Harbor in Maryland at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT

IBF Bantamweight World Championship – 12 Rounds
Emmanuel Rodriguez – 118 lbs.
Melvin Lopez – 117 lbs.
Referee: David Braslow; Judges: Walessa Roldán (N.Y.), Robin Taylor (N.Y.), Paul Wallace (Md.)

Super Lightweight Bout – 10 Rounds
Gary Antuanne Russell – 138.4 lbs.
Kent Cruz – 142 lbs.*
Note: Cruz was two pounds over the contracted weight of 140 pounds. The fight will proceed as scheduled.
Referee: Bill Clancy; Judges: Brent Bowell (Md.), Eric Irizarry (Md.), Sharon Sands (Calif.)

Welterweight Bout – 10 Rounds
Travon Marshall – 146.8 lbs.
Gabriel Maestre – 146.6 lbs.
Referee: Sharon Sands; Judges: David Braslow (Md.), Bill Clancy (N.C.), Paul Wallace (Md.)

SHOWTIME BOXING COUNTDOWN
Stream Live at 6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT
on the SHOWTIME Sports® YouTube Channel and SHOWTIME Boxing® Facebook Page

Bantamweight Bout – Eight Rounds
Michael Angeletti – 117.8 lbs.
Jonathan Lopez – 118 lbs.
Referee: Eric Irizarry; Judges: Sharon Sands (Calif.), Robin Taylor (N.Y.), Paul Wallace (Md.)

Middleweight Bout – 10 Rounds
Jose Benavidez Jr. – 158.6 lbs.
Sladan Janjanin – 160.6 lbs.
Referee: Brent Bowell; Judges: David Braslow (Md.), Bill Clancy (N.C.), Waleska Roldán (N.Y.)

Bantamweight Bout – Eight Rounds
Damien Vázquez – 120 lbs.
Jeronil Borres – 121.6 lbs.*
Note: Borres was 0.6 pounds over the contracted weight of 121 pounds. The fight will proceed as scheduled.
Referee: Sharon Sands; Judges: David Braslow (Md.), Eric Irizarry (Md.), Walaska Roldán (N.Y.)

Veteran sportscaster Brian Custer will host the telecast while versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo will handle the blow-by-blow action alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and three-division world champion Abner Mares. Three Hall of Famers round out the telecast team – Emmy®-winning reporter Jim Gray, world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon, Jr., and boxing historian Steve Farhood, who will serve as unofficial scorer. The executive producer is four-time Emmy Award winner David Dinkins, Jr., with Ray Smaltz III producing and Chuck McKean directing. Sportscaster Alejandro Luna will call the action in Spanish on Secondary Audio Programming (SAP) with former world champion and SHOBOX: The New Generation® commentator Raúl “El Diamante” Marquez serving alongside him as the expert analyst.

The SHOWTIME BOXING COUNTDOWN show is hosted by award-winning MORNING KOMBAT live digital talk show co-host Luke Thomas and one of the sport’s most highly regarded trainers, Stephen “Breadman” Edwards.

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