Weights From Ontario, CA: Arreola 256, Quezada 228

By Jake Donovan

Pre-fight promises of each fighter treating tomorrow night’s heavyweight clash as the most important of their respective careers apparently were not reflected on the scales for Chris Arreola and Manuel Quezada during their weigh-in on Thursday afternoon.

Arreola weighed in at 256 lb, the third heaviest of his career, while his former sparring partner Quezada tipped the scales at a fleshy 228 lb. for their ESPN2 Friday Night Fights main event, which airs live from the Citizens Business Bank Center in Ontario, California (Friday, 9PM ET/6PM local time).

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Both fighters enter Friday’s bout coming off of a loss. Arreola (28-2, 25KO) was last seen dropping a majority decision to Tomasz Adamek in this very same arena this past April, dropping the Californian to 1-2 in his last three bouts. The other loss came in his lone bid at a major title, suffering a 10th round stoppage at the hands of Vitali Klitschko last September.

Quezada (29-5, 18KO) was riding a four-year, 18-fight win streak coming into 2010, albeit against modest competition. His run of good fortune came to an end this past April when dropped a split decision against journeyman Jason Gavern at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif., which played host to approximately half of his 34 pro fights.

The heavyweight bout is scheduled for 10 rounds. A minor title is at stake, but more importantly, both fighters face a must-win scenario if either wants to go on to become anything more than a punch line in the running joke that has become the heavyweight division as we know it in the 21st Century.

Jake Donovan is the Managing Editor of Boxingscene.com and an award-winning member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. Contact Jake at JakeNDaBox@gmail.com.