Boxing Weights And Quotes: Jason Pires vs. Louie Leija

ByBoxing Press

Ahead of the CES Boxing bill tonight at Memorial Hall in Plymouth, MA, the principals weighed in yesterday and spoke briefly with the press in attendance.

Jason Pires: 143.5 lb
Louie Leija: 147 lb

Paul Delgado: 146 lb
Sebastien Hamel: 146.5 lb

Manuel Antonio Lopes: 165 lb
Eric Clinton: 167.5 lb

Mical Weisberg: 171.5 lb
Pete Guthy: 172 lb

Kali Reiss: 150 lb
Alexsandra Magdziak Lopes: 148.5 lb

Andrey Nevsky: 163 lb
William Deets: 165 lb

Jason Pires: “Tomorrow is going to be an exciting night. I’ve really trained hard, two months strong, and I’m looking forward to tomorrow night.”

Louie Leija: “I’m not much of a talker. I’ll do my speaking in the ring.”

Manuel Antonio Lopes: “I’m excited to be fighting so close to home. We worked hard in training camp for 6-7 weeks. I’m looking forward to putting on a great show.”

Eric Clinton: “I’m very excited to be here in Massachusetts. I’m looking forward to putting on a good show.”

Kali Reiss: “I’ve trained really hard for a long time. We have a lot of history together; not amateurs this time – no headgear or big gloves.”

Alexsandra Magdziak Lopes: “I graduated in this building from Plymouth South. It seems like a long time. I never thought I’d be making my pro debut here. A lot of my friends will be here tomorrow night. It’s going to be a great fight.”