What meant was .. if a fighter weighs in even 1 gram over 154 for a SWW/JMW title fight they will be ruled overweight for that division and disqualified from fighting for the title.
I don't think there was anything the WBC could have done to stop Martinez, Cotto and Canelo from defending their title at catchweights.
The rules of boxing allow fighters to weigh in at whatever weight they want, under the divisional limit, for title fights.
Catchweights are a separate, private arrangement between the 2 fighters and their teams, not recognised by governing bodies and sanctioning orgs.
I don't think there was anything the WBC could have done to stop Martinez, Cotto and Canelo from defending their title at catchweights.
The rules of boxing allow fighters to weigh in at whatever weight they want, under the divisional limit, for title fights.
Catchweights are a separate, private arrangement between the 2 fighters and their teams, not recognised by governing bodies and sanctioning orgs.
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