Shumenov, Kovacs Make Weight For WBA Title Bout In Texas

WBA Super/IBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov (13-1, 8 KOs) weighed in today at 175 pounds for his title defense tonight against unbeaten challenger Tamas Kovacs (23-0, 14 KOs), of Slovakia.

The pair clash in the opening bout of a Showtime Championship Boxing quadrupleheader, airing live on Showtime at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Kovacs tipped the scales at 174.4 pounds.