Nick Ball and Ronny Rios both weighed in below the 126lbs featherweight limit ahead of Saturday’s fight for the WBA title at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.
Ball (20-0, 11 KOs), 27 years old, is making the first defense of his title in his home city.
Rios (34-4, 17 KOs), aged 34, is making his third attempt at winning a world title, and his first at featherweight. Ball hit the scales at 125.1lbs; his challenger weighed in slightly heavier at 125.6lbs.
WBA featherweight championship – 12 rounds
Nick Ball – 125.1lbs
Ronny Rios – 125.6lbs
British and Commonwealth junior welterweight title – 12 rounds
Henry Turner – 139.7lbs
Jack Rafferty – 139.7lbs
Bantamweight – 10 rounds
Andrew Cain – 117.1lbs
Lazaro Casseres – 116.1lbs
Lightweight – 10 rounds
Jadier Herrera – 134lbs
Oliver Flores – 134.6lbs
Bantamweight – six rounds
Jack Turner – 120.1lbs
Gonzalo Corinaldesi – 118.1lbs
Junior welterweight – six rounds
Nelson Birchall – 130.5lbs
Mark Butler – 129.9lbs
Welterweight – four rounds
Lucas Biswana – 145.1lbs
Jakub Laskowski – 144.1lbs
Lightweight – eight rounds
James McGivern – 135.1lbs
Requen Facundo Arce – 135.4lbs
Middleweight – four rounds
Joe Cooper – 159.1lbs
Lukasz Barabasz – 159.1lbs
Junior featherweight – four rounds
Brad Strand 122.5lbs
Marvin Solano – 125.7lbs
Junior middleweight – four rounds
Walter Fury – 156.1lbs
Dale Arrowsmith – 155.1lbs
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