Ahead of their clash happening tonight at the Events Center in Reno, heavyweight contenders Samuel Peter and Taurus Sykes weighed in. Peter, coming off a third round technical knockout of Gilbert Martinez scaled 243-pounds while Sykes, whose last fight was a twelve round decision win over Friday Ahunanya weighed 235-pounds. It will be a confrontation between the fearsome puncher in Peter versus the boxer in Sykes with the USBA and NABF heavyweight championships on the line.
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