Moments ago in New York, WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto and challenger and former champion Antonio Margarito both made weight ahead of their clash tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden. The fight, contested at a catch-weighed of 153 pounds, is a rematch of their July 2008 battle won by Margarito via 11th round TKO.
Margarito came in on the scales at 152.5 pounds while Cotto was slightly less at 152.25 pounds.
On the undercard, WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios came in over the limit, hitting the scales at 135.6 pounds, while his opponent, Manchester?s John Murray, came in at 134.75. Rios has time to shed the weight and will be back to hit the scales shortly.
Mike Jones face off with Sebastian Lujan in a welterweight attraction at both men came in weighing 146 pounds. And in a rematch of one of the year?s best brawls, Pawel Wolak and Delvin Rodriguez came in at 153 pounds respectively.
