COMPLETE WEIGHTS FROM THE HILTON HOTEL-LAS VEGAS

Bob Arum’s Top Rank Promotions in cooperation with ABS-CBN (Philippines) and the Hilton Hotel-Las Vegas late this afternoon (Feb 12th, 2010 Las Vegas time) held the official weigh-in for the participants of “Latin Fury 13/ Pinoy Power 3, a fight card fitting some of the very best Filipino fighters against those from Mexico, Puerto Rico and Texas.

The weights for the full fight card are as follows:

Main Event: (For the WBA Super Flyweight Title)

Nonito Donaire, Jr., Philippines (22-1-0, 14KO) - 115 lbs

vs. Manuel Vargas, Mexico (34-8-0, (26KO) - 114 lbs

Supporting Main Event: (For the WBO Bantamweight Title)

Fernando Montiel, Mexico (39-2-0, 29KO) - 118 lbs

vs. Ciso Morales, Philippines (14-0-0, 8KO) - 118 lbs

Featured Event: (For the WBO Interim Bantamweight Title)

Gerry Penalosa, Philippines (54-7-2, 36KO) - 118 lbs

vs Eric Morel, Puerto Rico (41-2-0, 21KO - 117 lbs

Other Fights:

- Bernabe Concepcion, Philippines (27-3-1, 15KO) - 126 lbs

vs Mario Santiago, Puerto Rico (21-1-1, 14KO) - 126 lbs

- Mark Melligen, Philippines (16-2-0, 12KO) - 146 lbs

vs Raymund Gatica, Austin, Texas (11-0-0) - 145 lbs

- Lamar Harris, St. Louis, MO (6-4-3, 4KO) - 160 lbs

vs Matt Korobov, Orokutan, Russia ( 9-0-0, 7KO)- 161 lbs

- Floriano Pagliara, Cecina Italy (10-3-0,6KO) - 130 lbs

vs. Diego Magdeleno, Las Vegas, NV (13-0-0, 3KO) - 130 lbs

- John Vega, Carizo Springs TX ( 0-1-0) - 136 lbs

vs. Jose Benavidez, Phoenix, AZ (1-0-0, 1K0) - 137 lbs

- Raymund Gatica, Austin, TX (11-0-0 6KO) - 145 lbs

vs. Mark Melligen, Bacolod City,Philippines - 146 lbs

- Edgar Portillo, Midland, TX (6-3-0, 4KO) - 131 lbs

vs. Hector Marengo , Arecibo, Puerto Rico (5-0-0. 3K0) - 132 lbs

- Takashi Okada Okayama,Japan, 1-0-0 1KO) - 112 lbs

vs. Bruno Escalante, Honolulu, Hawaii ( pro debut) - 112 lbs

Top photo: Mark Jason Melligen (R) and Raymund Gatica of Austin, Tx pose during Friday's weighin at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas.

Former world champion Gerry Penalosa (L) and Eric Morel of Puerto Rico pose during Friday's weighin at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas.

Latin Fury 13/ Pinoy Power 3 will be held on the evening of February 13, 2010 at the Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas. It will be televised live on PPV by Top Rank Promotions and will beamed to the Philippines live via ABS-CBN where it will be seen at 10:30 am on Valentine’s Day, Sunday, Manila time via Channel 2. It will be replayed on Studio 23 at 8:30 PM on the same day and another replay on Channel 2 over is “Best Sunday” program.