Comments Thread For: Weights From Las Vegas: Rios 147 lb., Chaves 148 lb.

[JakeNDaBox]

After a long and exhausting fight week, Brandon Rios and Diego Chaves looked forward to the one aspect most fighters dread – the official weigh-in.

Friday’s festivities came with a sense of relief, however, given the trials and tribulations endured by Chaves just to ensure there will be a fight this weekend at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.

Both fighters made the contracted weight for their highly anticipated welterweight clash, which many are tabbing as a can’t miss Fight of the Year contender. Rios tipped the scales at 147 lb., while Chavez–who just arrived in Las Vegas on Thursday after an epic struggle to secure his travel visa–weighed in at 148 lb. [Click Here To Read More]

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Chaves at 148? what was the agreed weight for this fight?

[FeFist]

If the fight is at welterweight, Chavez missed the limit by weight in at 148lbs.

[Dean_Razorback]

Chaves at 148? what was the agreed weight for this fight?

If the fight is at welterweight, Chavez missed the limit by weight in at 148lbs.

since is a non title fight he was allowed to 150 lbs due to the problems he had to arrive to the US.

[Tyler_Durden]

Chaves at 148? what was the agreed weight for this fight?

The contracted weight is 148.

[Tyler_Durden]

That guy that Vargas is fighting looked a little nervous at the weigh in, I think he's going to get knocked out.

[LouIE G]

That guy that Vargas is fighting looked a little nervous at the weigh in, I think he's going to get knocked out.

he looked like a crackhead out there

[wiz1030]

Chaves just got off the plane an hour ago lol. 1 lb over shouldn't be a big deal they should let him cook

[-MEGA-]

Chaves just got off the plane an hour ago lol. 1 lb over shouldn't be a big deal they should let him cook

He got there yesterday