Unified light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev of Russia weighed in at 174.5 lbs while his challenger Nadjib Mohammedi of France stepped the scales at 173 lbs during Friday’s official weighin at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for Saturday’s bout, also at Mandalay Bay, where Kovalev (27-0-1, 24KO) will defend his WBO, WBA and IBF light heavyweight titles against Mohammedi (37-3-0, 23KO).
Sergey Kovalev flexes his muscles during Friday’s weighin.
Other weighin results:
10 rounds Light Heavyweight: Jean Pascal (29-3-1, 17 KOs), of Laval, Quebec, Canada – 178 lbs vs Yuniesky Gonzalez (16-0, 12 KOs) of Miami, Florida – 177 lbs.
Pascal (L) and Gonzalez face to face during the weighin.
10 rounds Vacant USBA light heavyweight title: Sullivan Barrera (15-0, 10 KOs) of Miami, Florida – 174.5 lbs vs Hakim Zoulikha (21-7, 10 KOs) of Villeurbanne, France – 175 lbs.
6 rounds Super Featherweight: Joel Diaz (18-0, 14 KOs) of Palmdale, California – 140.5 lbs vs Alejandro Rodriguez (24-17-1, 14 KOs) of Guadalajara, Mexico – 140.5 lbs.
6 rounds Heavyweight: Rodney Hernandez (7-2-1, 1 KOs) of Modesto, California – 239 lbs vs Brice Ritani-Coe (4-3-1, 3 KOs) of San Pedro, California – 252.5 lbs
4 rounds Heavyweight: Cassius Chaney (2-0, 1 KO) of New London, Connecticut – 238.5 lbs vs Eduardo Ramirez (1-2, 1 KO) of Yuma, Arizona – 233 lbs.
