Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana successfully made weight for their junior welterweight title fight Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. Khan came in at the divisional limit of 140 lb, while Maidana was slightly lighter at 139 lb. Photos by Chris Cozzone/FightWireImages.
Ortiz and Peterson also both made the contracted weight for their12-round junior welterweight bout. Ortiz (28-2-1, 22KO) came in the max limit of 141 lb; Peterson (28-1, 14KO) was a ripped and ready 139 lb.
Off camera, Joan Guzman (30-0-1, 17KO) returns to the ring for the first time since his pair of bouts with Ali Funeka. The undefeated former two-division titlist takes on journeyman Jason Davis (11-7-1, 3KO) in a tune-up for what is hoped to be a crack at Khan sometime in 2011.
The comeback tour isn’t off to a very promising start, however. Guzman, who has a history of struggling at the scales, weighed in at 144.5 lb for his 10-round bout with Davis, who came in at 143 lb. Both fighters were over the contracted limit of 141 lb.
This marks the second straight time Guzman has come in heavy, missing weight by 9 lb for his rematch with Ali Funeka earlier this year. Guzman won the bout but was denied the opportunity to win the lightweight belt that was only at stake for Funeka.
Guzman and Davis were both given two hours to lose necessary pounds, but instead agreed to proceed with fight at their present weight.