Photo/Weights: Bute vs Brinkley, Diaconu vs Sheika
By Chris LaBate
MONTREAL - There were no issues with the weight for IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute and chalenger Jesse Brinkley. Both made the weight easy for Friday's fight. Brinkley (35-5, 22 KOs) got on the scale at 167.6-pounds. The champion (26-0, 21KOs) was a bit less at 167.4-pounds.
Light heavweights Adrian Diaconu and Omar Sheika made weight for their co-feature contest, which is happening at a catch-weight of 177-pounds. Sheika tipped the scales at 175-pounds, while the former champion Diaconu weighed 176.1 pounds.