
Video: Abner Mares, Joseph Agbeko Vegas Weigh-In
Ryan Burton catches the official weigh-in to the bout between IBF bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko and WBC silver titleholder Abner Mares. Watch both fighters make weight.
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Ryan Burton catches the official weigh-in to the bout between IBF bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko and WBC silver titleholder Abner Mares. Watch both fighters make weight.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. - The weights are in for Saturday night's big main event. The finalists of Showtime's bantamweight tournament, Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko (28-2, 22KOs) and Abner Mares (21-0-1, 13KOs), will clash over twelve rounds for the IBF and WBC silver bantamweight titles. The fight will take place at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. Photos by Chris Cozzone.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. - The weights are in for Saturday night's big main event. The finalists of Showtime's bantamweight tournament, Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko (28-2, 22KOs) and Abner Mares (21-0-1, 13KOs), will clash over twelve rounds for the IBF and WBC silver bantamweight titles. The fight will take place at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.

Ryan Burton catches up with IBF bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko to get his thoughts on the upcoming fight with Abner Mares, potential bantamweight targets, Nonito Donaire and more.

Ryan Burton catches up with WBC silver bantamweight champion Abner Mares to discuss his upcoming fight with the IBF king Abner Mares, future fights, Nonito Donaire and more.

Ryan Burton catches the final press conference to the Showtime televised final fight of the bantamweight tournament, featuring IBF champion Joseph Agbeko vs. Abner Mares. Hear both fighters speak, plus former champion Eric Morel and more.

LAS VEGAS - You beat the best, you are the best and this Saturday, Aug. 13, the best bantamweight in the world will emerge when finalists Joseph King Kong Agbeko and Abner Mares clash in The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner Takes All live on SHOWTIME (10:00 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas - A final press conference was held to promote Saturday's Showtime televised fight between IBF champion Joseph Agbeko and WBC silver champion Abner Mares. The fight is the final clash in Showtime's bantamweight tournament. Photos by Chris Cozzone.

At the moment there is a lot of commotion going on at 118 pounds.

Relatively unknown South African fighter Vusi Malinga is rooting for IBF bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko to beat Abner Mares when they clash in a Showtime Final at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, US on Saturday.