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The weigh-in for Saturday night's WBC Heavyweight title fight at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas was held today at Caesar's Palace on the world famous Las Vegas Strip. Both fighters appeared in phenomenal shape as WBC Champion Hasim Rahman of Baltimore, MD, came in at 235 lb., while challenger Oleg Maskaev of Staten Island, NY, by way of Kazakhstan, came in at 238 lb.
Hardly an ounce of fat could be seen on either fighter, refreshing for today's shaky heavyweight division. Maskaev and Rahman appeared calm and confident, neither fighter altering their gaze during an intense staredown.
Saturday night's Top Rank promoted championship fight has a little extra intrigue, as the contest is a rematch of a 1999 bout in which Maskaev scored a highlight reel knockout of Rahman, sending him thru the ropes and crashing down onto the concrete floor.
This writer had a chance to ask Maskaev if he thought the fight was going the distance, and his response, without hesitation, was: "Not going to happen"
Fortunately for us fight fans, Rahman likely feels the exact same way.
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