LOS ANGELES - Featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz and four-time world champion Abner Mares went face-to-face at the official weigh-in, one day before they enter the ring for their highly-anticipated rematch this Saturday, June 9 from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. (photos by Stephanie Trapp).
Also squaring-off at the weigh-in were super welterweight world champion Jermell Charlo and former world champion Austin Trout, who step into the ring on the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast that begins at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed in the West Coast).
WBA Featherweight World Championship
Leo Santa Cruz – 125 ¼ lbs.
Abner Mares – 125 ½ lbs.
Referee: Thomas Taylor (Newport Beach, Calif.); Judges: Reynante Danseco (California), Zachary Young (California), Steve Weisfeld (New Jersey)
WBC Super Welterweight World Championship
Jermell Charlo – 154 lbs.
Austin Trout – 154 lbs.
Referee: Jack Reiss (Oxnard, Calif.); Judges: Tom Carusone (Connecticut), Eddie Hernandez Sr. (California), Fernando Villarreal (California).
STEPHEN ESPINOZA, President Sports & Events Programming, Showtime Network Inc.
"These four guys up here have been on SHOWTIME a combined 41 times. That's a lot and it doesn't happen by accident. The reason it happens is because these fighters embody everything we want SHOWTIME Boxing to be about. They have some of the strongest resumes in the sport. None of these guys have ever shied away from taking a tough fight. They don't come with excuses, they want the best and biggest fights. We' ae proud to have all four of them on SHOWTIME.
