Miguel Cotto weighed 146 pounds. Antonio Margarito, Joshua Clottey and Carlos Quintana each tipped the scales at the welterweight limit of 147 pounds.
Cotto faces Quintana for the vacant WBA welterweight title and Margarito defends his WBO 147-pound belt against Clottey Saturday on SHOWTIME (9 p.m., ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
The Margarito-Clottey 12-rounder will open the telecast, followed by Cotto-Quintana. Top Rank, Inc., in association with Northeast Promotions, will promote the twinbill from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
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