Steven Butler and Ramadan Hiseni both cleared the final hurdle to their ten-round fight on Thursday, making the 168lbs limit on Wednesday afternoon.
Butler, 37-5-1 (31 KOs), came in at 167.5lbs for what will be his fourth fight since moving up to super middleweight, while Switzerland’s Hiseni, 22-2-2 (8 KOs), was slightly lighter at 167.4lbs on the scale. The ten-round fight will headline an Eye of the Tiger Management card at Montreal Casino, with the WBA Continental Americas super middleweight belt at stake.
Butler, 30, of Montreal has looked like a new fighter since moving up in weight, while Hiseni, 29, is making his third trip to Quebec, having upset Alexandre Gaumont in December, and held Shamil Khataev to a majority draw in his previous visits.
In the co-featured bout, neither Lenar Perez nor Isaac Chilemba seemed to have much difficulty making the cruiserweight limit, with France’s Perez, 15-0 (15 KOs), checking in at 199lbs while Chilemba, 27-10-3 (11 KOs), of South Africa coming in at 191.5lbs.
Rounding out the main card, Jhon Orobio, 16-0 (14 KOs), a native of Colombia now based in Montreal, came in at 139.6lbs for his fight with Puerto Rico's Yomar Alamo, 22-5-1 (13 KOs), who was 139.2lbs.
Full weights
Ten rounds - 143lbs
Steve Claggett (142.8lbs) vs. Alejandro Frias (141lbs)
Ten rounds - 168lbs
Moreno Fendero (167.9lbs) vs. Shawn McCalman (166.5lbs)
Four rounds - 135lbs
Daylen Pepin (134.3lbs) vs. Felipe Bocaz (134.2lbs)
Four rounds - 152lbs
Dante Tice (151.7lbs) vs. Patrik Velky (148.2lbs)
