By Paul “Paparazzi” Jones | Photo © Paul “Paparazzi” Jones
OXON HILL, MARYLAND–All systems are go for Saturday’s World Super Featherweight Championship bout between reigning WBO champ, Vasyl “Hi-Tech” Lomachenko(7-1, 5 KOs) andJason“El Canito” Sosa(20-1-4, 15 KOs)despite Sosa failing to make weight on two separate attemptsat Friday’s weigh-ins at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland.Lomachenko vs. Sosa is the MGM National Harbor’s inaugural fight card, which promises to be an entertaining international event.
Official weights:
Lomachenko— 129.6
Sosa — 130.4 (first attempt), 130.2 (second attempt)
Lomachenko vs.Sosa (Main Event): Lomachenko and Sosa face-off in advance of their fight on Saturday Night. Lomachenko is riding a 6-fight win streak, while Sosa aims to win his third in a row.
Other selected weigh-in results:
Oleksandr “The Nail” Gvozdyk (12-0, 10 KOs) — 174.2 vs.Yuniesky “The Monster” Gonzalez (18-2, 14 KOs)— 174.8: Twenty-nine-year old Ukrainian standout, Gvozdyk looks to extend his winning streak to a baker’s dozen against the hard-nosed Cuban, Gonzalez in a Light Heavyweight slugfest that could be Saturday’s fight of the night.
Aleksandr Usyk (11-0, 10 KOs) — 199.4vs.Mike Hunter(12-0, 8 KOs) — 198.0: Someone’s ‘0’ has to go in this battle of Cruiserweight unbeatens. Usyk, theUkrainian knockout artist andreigning WBO Cruiserweight Champ, looks to defend his title in spectacular fashion against 28-year-old American hopeful,Hunter.
Mike “Yes Indeed” Reed (21-0, 11 KOs) — 144.2 vs.Reyes Sanchez (26-9-2, 15 KOs)— 141.4: Twenty-four-year-old junior welterweight Mike Reed and Reyes Sanchez, 31, pose for pictures ahead of their 10-round bout on Saturday night. A win over the taller and durable Mexican veteran could help Reed in transitioning from prospect to contender status in the junior welterweight division.
Jesse “Hard Work” Hart (21-0, 17 KOs) — 168.0vs. Alan “Amenaza” Campa(16-2, 11 KOs) — 165.6: Philadelphia native Jesse Hart, 27,andAlan Campaat Friday’s weigh-in. Hart, a heavy-handed Super Middleweight, is looking to earn career KOnumber 18 when he locks horns with Campaon Saturday night.
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LOMACHENKOVS. SOSA |
| |
Tale of the Tape |
| |
Vasyl
Lomachenko |
Jason
Sosa |
| Birth Place: |
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi,
Ukraine |
Camden,
New
Jersey |
| Age: |
29 |
29 |
| Height: |
5’6” |
5’5” |
| Reach: |
65½” |
67” |
| Stance: |
Southpaw |
Orthodox |
| Record
(KOs): |
7-1
(5) |
20-1-4
(15) |
| *Odds: |
-2500 |
+1000 |
| Where: |
MGM National Harbor
Oxon Hill, Maryland |
| Up For Grabs: |
|
WBO World Junior Lightweight Championship |
| When: |
Saturday,
April 8, 2017 |
| TV: |
HBO │ 10:00 PM ET/PT |
| *Per VegasOddsToday – April 5, 2017 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smotOqtU0Pk
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