WBO super featherweight champion "Mighty" Mike Anchondo has failed to make the contracted weight for his showdown with Argentinean opponent Jorge Barrios scheduled for tomorrow. Several attempts to contact Team Anchondo have been unsuccessful. Leon, of Team Freedom, refused to comment saying, "we are not doing any interviews at this time and I'm not going to comment on the weight thing." Sources reported that Anchondo weighed around 135-pounds while Barrios weighed 128-pounds.
Stay tuned to SaddoBoxing.com as we bring you more on this situation as it develops.
Click to read more boxing articles by Sergio Martinez
Discuss in Boxing Forum
Related Boxing Articles...
Yesterday, SaddoBoxing was one of the first to report that WBO super featherweight titlist “Mighty” Mike Anchondo had lost his >
Round one: Anchondo starts by moving around the ring as Barrios is sizing him up. Barrios lands a jab to the face followed >
He is one of boxing’s newest world champions and also one of its most exciting, and on Friday, May 6, Golden Boy Promotions will formally welcome the pride of Argentina, >
Translated from Spanish to English by Sergio Martinez.
“All Golden Boy has to do is put them in line, and I’ll knock them out.”-Jorge Rodrigo Barrios.
After taking the WBO super featherweight >
Argentinean hardman Jorge Rodrigo Barrios has successfully made the first defense of his WBO super featherweight championship by knocking out Victor Santiago in two rounds. "La Hiena" fought before his >
Translated from Spanish to English by Sergio Martinez.
“This kid is going to get a brutal beat down on Friday.”-Jorge Barrios on opponent Mike Anchondo.
Unless >
Soon after it was announced that WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev had pulled out of his July 5 mandatory title defense against former WBA title-holder and No. 1 contender, Nikolai >
In a bout good enough to be a main event in its own right Jorge Barrios defends his WBO Super Featherweight crown against Joan Guzman on the same bill >
Tonight in Nottingham England, Bradford based light welterweight Junior "The Hitter" Witter put on a sluggish performance to keep hold of his European light welterweight championship. Ukrainian challenger Andreas Kotelnik >
Cassius Baloyi and Manuel Medina crossed paths last night at the Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights, WA and engaged in a spirited clash that saw several swings in momentum. >
