by David P. Greisman

Austin Trout looks to be comfortably en route to making weight for his junior-middleweight title fight against Canelo Alvarez this Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Alvarez, meanwhile, has a couple more pounds to lose than Trout but also seems as if he will come in at the 154-pound limit.

According to World Boxing Council official William Boodhoo, Trout came in at 157 pounds on April 12, a figure certified by a Dr. Brown. Alvarez, meanwhile, came in at 159.2 pounds on April 13, a weigh-in witnessed by Rudy Tellez of the WBC.

The maximum either fighter could have been is 162 pounds. The WBC’s 7-day weigh-in requires fighters to be within 5 percent of the division limit. Trout had seven days to lose the final 3 pounds, while Alvarez had six days to lose the final 5.2 pounds.

Alvarez, 22, is the WBC titleholder at 154 pounds. He is coming off a fifth-round stoppage of Josesito Lopez last September, a victory that brought his record to 41-0-1 with 30 knockouts.

Trout, 27, holds the World Boxing Association belt at junior middleweight. His last appearance was in December, when he scored a unanimous decision over Miguel Cotto to improve to 26-0 with 14 knockouts.

David P. Greisman is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. Follow David on Twitter @fightingwords2 or send questions/comments via email at fightingwords1@gmail.com