Undefeated junior welterweights Arthur Biyarslanov and Tamas Kiliti both made weight Wednesday ahead of their bout at the Montreal Casino in Montreal on Thursday night.
Biyarslanov, 29, tipped the scales at 139.6 pounds while Kiliti came in slightly lighter at 139.1 pounds.
Biyarslanov (15-0, 13 KOs) will enter the ring on a seven-fight knockout streak. Kiliti (10-0, 6 KOs) has yet to lose as a pro, with all but one of his fights having been held in Hungary. This marks the 29-year-old Kiliti’s North American debut.
In the co-feature, 30-year-old light heavyweight Imam Khataev (7-0, 7 KOs), a 2020 Olympic bronze medalist, will square off against 37-year-old Ezequiel Maderna (31-12, 21 KOs) in a 10-round bout.
Khataev weighed in at the 175-pound limit, while Maderna registered just under it at 174.5 pounds.
Full weigh-in results are as follows:
Junior welterweight – 10 rounds
Arthur Biyarslanov (139.6 pounds) vs. Tamas Kiliti (139.1 pounds)
Light heavyweight – 10 rounds
Imam Khataev (175.0) vs. Ezequiel Maderna (174.5)
Women’s junior middleweight – 10 rounds
Mary Spencer (153.4) vs. Naomi Mannes (153.3)
Welterweight – eight rounds
Christopher Guerrero (146.7) vs. Courtney Pennington (145.7)
Junior welterweight – eight rounds
Jhon Orobio (138.7) vs. Joel Manriquez (139.3)
Junior lightweight – eight rounds
Avery Martin Duval (134.8) vs. Jesus Daneff (133.3)
Super middleweight – eight rounds
Wilkens Mathieu (171.5) vs. Rolando Mansilla (171.0)
Super middleweight – six roundsMoreno Fendero (167.6) vs. Carlos Ronner (167.5)
Lucas Ketelle is a proud member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and author of “Inside The Ropes of Boxing” (available on Amazon). Contact him on X @LukieBoxing.
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