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Both Oscar DeLaHoya and Ricardo Mayorga weighed in at a ready and trim 153.5 lbs for their upcoming championship bout Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV.
Former IBF Champion Kassim Ouma and his opponent Marco Antonio Rubio both weighed in at 153 lbs for their anticipated junior middleweight bout.
Ex-IBF Lightweight king Javier Jaregui weighted in at an even 130 lbs for a dangerous junior lightweight bout. His opponent, undefeated former WBO Super Bantam titlist Joan Guzman, came in at 132.5 lbs, 1.5 lbs over the allowed weight limit, and was required to lose the excess weight in 2 hours.
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