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Records are going to be set tomorrow night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. In fact the promoters had to set up several sets of bleachers at the top of the bowl just to accommodate the expected over-capacity crowd. If the fan response at today’s weigh in was any indication, they may want to go ahead and set up a couple more.
Marco Antonio Rubio hit the scales first and was visibly drained. The Mexican stripped down completely naked, stood behind a towel that his team held up, pushed all the air out of his lungs and held his breath as he stood on the scale. It was all for not, as Rubio came in over the middleweight limit at 161.8 pounds. Under the rules of the California state athletic commission a fighter has two hours to melt off the overture and make a second attempt on the scale. But Rubio looked as though he had nothing left and his camp elected to just take the hit on his purse and begin rehydrating.
As Golovkin was introduced to the stage by Michael Buffer, the fans began chanting “triple G”. Surprisingly, the mostly Mexican-American crowd was there supporting the Kazakhstan native rather his opponent (proving again that styles not only make fights, but fight fans as well). GGG looked fresh as he weighed in at 159 pounds. The body language of both fighters was evident during the stare down as Rubio barely had enough energy to flex, while Golovkin appeared ready to fight right then and there. Considered by many to be the best middleweight in the world, GGG promised the fans a “big drama show” as he walked off the stage and signed a few autographs.
Tomorrow’s co-feature between Nonito Donaire and Nicholas Walters figures to be the fight of the night. Both men hit the scales and weighed in at 125.6 pounds, easily making the featherweight limit. The Filipino Flash comes in defending the WBA “super” world title he won in less than spectacular fashion May 31st in Macau, China. While Walters defends the WBA “regular” world title that he won nearly two years ago in his homeland of Jamaica. Tangent – the WBA and their multiple titles in every division BS is disgusting! Apologies, back to the weight ins… Sanctioning body garbage notwithstanding, this matchup looks great on paper as the former Fighter of the Year (Donaire, 2012) looks to prove that he’s back in top form, while the newcomer (Walters) figures to be hungry to establish himself as the real deal.
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