Friday, October 03, 2008

Weights from Salisbury, MD!




(Photos courtesy of Wayne Barrall/”Everyday Images”)


Baltimore's Tim "Pit Bull" Coleman (top picture, left) weighed in at the welterweight limit of 147 pounds for his nationally televised (ShoBox) main event against James De La Rosa of Harlingen, TX tonight at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury, MD. De La Rosa weighted in at 149.

Salisbury's own Fernando Guerrero (bottom picture, left) tipped the scales at 159 1/4 for the televised co-feature against Tyrone Watson of Pittsburgh, PA who came in at 161 3/4.

The ShoBox telecast on Showtime begins at 11 PM ET.

Here are the weights for the undercard (courtesy of matchmaker Chris Middendorf):

Willie Williams 173 3/4 vs. Henry Mayes 175 1/2

Lateef Kayode 204 vs. Octavius Davis 195 1/4

Farah Ennis 167 1/4 vs. Ariel Espinal 169 3/4

Shawn Porter 165 vs. Norman Simpson TBD

7 comments:

  1. what did Henry & Willie weigh in at?

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  2. I know! That's the spottiest weigh-in info ever posted! LOL!

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  3. Unfortunately, that's all the info I received! I did not attend the weigh-in.

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  4. Man, this looks like a really good local card. The fights are VERY well matched. Chris has been doing a hell of a job as of late with the local cards. Let's hope the local boys go home with wins. I think Mayes/Williams will be the fight of the night.

    Bo da Kracka

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  5. Most def Mayes/Williams is fight of the night, possibly fight of the year canidate. They are both awesome guys, and great friends. Good luck 2 both of them

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  6. weights:
    James DeLaRosa 149
    Tim Coleman 147
    Tyrone Watson 162
    Fernando Guerrero 159 1/4
    Willie Williams 173 3/4
    Henry Mayes 175 1/2
    Lateef Kayode 204
    Octavius Davis 195 1/4
    Farah Ennis 167 1/4
    Ariel Espinal 169 3/4

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  7. why didnt delarosa have too shed those 2 pounds if this is a title fight? The limit for that weight class is 147.

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