Tonight on Friday Night Fights, Juan Diaz will headline the card that includes a heavyweight contest between unbeaten Calvin Brock and former Mike Tyson opponent Cliff "Black Rhino" Etienne. Diaz will put his WBA lightweight title on the line against Canada's Billy Irwin in the main event. The fighters weighed in yesterday ahead of their exciting clashes. Champion Diaz did not make weight on his first attempt but managed to reach the agreed weight limit on his second try. The weigh-in results in full were:
Juan Diaz-134.5-pounds vs. Billy Irwin-133.5-pounds.
Calvin Brock-226-pounds vs. Clifford Etienne-223-pounds.
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