Weights From Macau: Pacquiao 145 Lb, Rios 146.5 Lb.

The drama may or may not be over, but at least one hurdle was cleared during as Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios both made weight for their pay-per-view headliner Saturday evening in Macau, China.

Pacquiaio weighed in at 145 lb., his lightest weight since his third fight with Juan Manuel Marquez more than two years ago, also the last time he has officially won a fight. 

Rios, who was never heavier than 140 lb. at any point in his career, came in at a slightly fleshy 146.5 lb. 

Both fighters were civil during the obligatory post weigh-in staredown, a welcome sight given the eventful fight week. Neither fighter dared to get caught up in the shenanigans of their respective camps, who managed to engage in a well-documented scuffle during a media workout session earlier in the week. 

Saturday will mark the first piece of ring action for Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38KO) since landing on the wrong end of 2012's Knockout of the Year, at the hands of Marquez in their epic fourth encounter last December. The loss was his second straight, having entered the fight on the heels of a controversial split decision awarded to Tim Bradley last June. 

The two-fight losing streak–which, coupled with the near year-long layoff puts him at more than two years without a win–isn't of much concern to Pacquiao, who remains his usual calm, cool and collected self as fight night nears. 

"I'm so happy that the fight is in Asia, specifically very close to the Philippines," notes Pacquiao, whose last fight outside of the United States came in July '06. The bout, a 12-round win over Oscar Larios, took place at super featherweight, one of eight weight divisions in which he's won a major title, a boxing record that will most likely never be broken. 

Rios (31-1-1, 23KO) was a rising lightweight prospect at the time of Pacquiao's fight with Larios. He remained at the weight long enough to capture a belt of his own, which came in a career-best 2011 campaign that saw that California-based slugger claim three stoppage victories. 

However, Rios eventually outgrew the weight class, losing his lightweight belt on the scales prior to an 11th round stoppage over John Murray in Dec. '11. His very next fight, a disputed split decision win over Richard Abril, was originally for a vacant title, but became ineligible to Rios after also coming in heavy for that affair.

Two fights at super lightweight have since followed, both against Mike Alvarado. Rios became the first to defeat Alvarado, stopping him in seven rounds in their thriller last October, but suffered his own first loss in dropping a unanimous decision in their rematch this past March. 

Saturday night (Sunday morning local time) will mark Rios' first fight above 140 lb, though–if he has way–not his last. 

"It feels great. 147 is my weight," insists Rios. "I'm going to stay at 147, I'm not going down. Who knows, 154 lb. might even be in my future."

Rios both looked and sounded drawn during Friday's weigh-in, feeding to growing speculation that he was struggling to make weight. Naturally, the claim was dismissed, along with some choice words for the other camp.