Re: How is it possible to win a 147 title belt below the welterweight limit?
Originally Posted by BIG H
You don't have to weigh in at the exact weight for the fight to be a title fight. Anybody under 147 can fight for that title
Sure, but in this case Miguel wasn't allowed to weigh anything over 145, so it really wasn't a WW fight. Of course he agreed to all the terms and the belt means nothing in such a big fight, but it's still a bit hokey how it was sanctioned as a WW title defense imo.
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