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Three-time world champion Diego "Chico" Corrales and world-ranked welterweight contender Joshua Clottey each weighed in officially Friday at 149 pounds for their 10-round fight Saturday on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast, from Springfield, Missouri.
This bout will mark the first official time that two weight division world champion Corrales will fight above 135 lb and "Chico" may have his hands full with Clottey, who recently was handling WBO Welter champ Antonio Margarito before injuring a hand and losing a close contest.
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