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WEIGHTS FROM TOKYO: NAKATANI - 117 ¼ LBS., ASTROLABIO - 117 ½ LBS (PHOTOS)
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 19 Jul 2024
Both defending champion Junto Nakatani of Japan and Vincent Astrolabio of the Philippines made weight Friday at the Tokyo Dome Hotel in Tokyo, Japan to make official their WBC world bantamweight title fight scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, at the famed Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Sumida City in Tokyo.
Undefeated and three-weight division world champion Nakatani stepped the scales at 117 ¼ lbs while mandatory challenger Astrolabio was slightly heavier at 117 ½ lbs but both came in well under the 118-lb bantamweight limit.
WBC mandatory title challenger Vincent Astrolabio of the Philippines flexes his muscles during Friday's weighin at the Tokyo Dome Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.
Defending champion Junto Nakatani strikes a pose after making weight during Friday's weighin at the Tokyo Dome Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.
"I'm going to get that belt tomorrow" - Vincent Astrolabio (2nd from right) points to Nakatani's WBC belt during Friday's weighin in Tokyo as WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman (C) and Junto Nakatani (L) reacts with laughter.
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