Mijares and Darchinyan Make Weight
Posted by Ramon Aranda on 10.31.2008
Weights from Carson, CA.
Photo by Tom Casino / Top Rank
WBA and WBC super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares and IBF 115-pound champion Vic Darchinyan both weighed in at the 115 pound limit during Friday's weigh in at the Double Tree Hotel in Carson, California.
Mijares (35-3-2, 13 KOs) will face Darchinyan (30-1-1, 24 KOs) in an eagerly awaited 115-pound world title unification showdown this Saturday, Nov. 1, at The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, on Showtime Championship Boxing (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
No. 7 ranked WBO super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell (16-0, 11 KOs) and No. 6 WBO contender Victor Oganov (28-1, 28 KOs) both weighed in at 167 ½ pounds. The two world-ranked 168-pound contenders will battle in an exciting 12-round co-feature on SHOWTIME.
Tickets, priced at $25 to $250, are on sale at The Home Depot Center Box Office, open 10 a.m-6 p.m. Monday through Friday, all Ticketmaster retail ticket locations, online at www.Ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster-Charge-by-Phone (213-480-3232). The Home Depot Box Office will open at 10 a.m. the day of the event.
