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By Jake Donovan - It’s a fight Shawn Porter accepted because any win in or near the welterweight division means an even bigger fight in the most lucrative weight class in the sport today.
Saturday’s showdown with former three-division titlist Adrien Broner at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas will come near the welterweight division.
In order to land the fight, Porter was asked to accept a deal stating he can’t weigh any more than 144 lbs. by the time he hits the scale at Friday’s weigh-in. Roughly 12 hours prior to the opening bell, the former welterweight titlist will need to check in at 154 lbs. or less, as per a rehydration clause in their fight contract.
These are all terms the fighting pride of Akron, Ohio was willing to accept for the sake of headlining on free-to-air NBC (Saturday, 8:30 p.m. ET). It’s what’s being asked of him by adviser Al Haymon, in efforts to present a coin-flip headliner in the latest installment of the Premier Boxing Champions that has barnstormed a slew of networks since its debut in March. [Click Here To Read More]
Saturday’s showdown with former three-division titlist Adrien Broner at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas will come near the welterweight division.
In order to land the fight, Porter was asked to accept a deal stating he can’t weigh any more than 144 lbs. by the time he hits the scale at Friday’s weigh-in. Roughly 12 hours prior to the opening bell, the former welterweight titlist will need to check in at 154 lbs. or less, as per a rehydration clause in their fight contract.
These are all terms the fighting pride of Akron, Ohio was willing to accept for the sake of headlining on free-to-air NBC (Saturday, 8:30 p.m. ET). It’s what’s being asked of him by adviser Al Haymon, in efforts to present a coin-flip headliner in the latest installment of the Premier Boxing Champions that has barnstormed a slew of networks since its debut in March. [Click Here To Read More]
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