MANILA--World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion Gerry "Fearless" Penalosa and his mandatory challenger Ratanachai Sor Vorapin of Thailand made weight during official weigh-in held this morning at the Cineplex of Gateway Mall here.
Penalosa, looking superbly in shape, came in at a perfect 118 lbs, while Vorapin initially checked in at 118.5 lbs. After a few minutes, Vorapin came back to the scales and hit the 118-lb limit.
Official weigh-in was supervised by WBO Asia Pacific Chairman Leon Panoncillo assisted by GAB Commissioner Angel Bautista and boxing chief Nasser Cruz.
WBO Intercontinental superbantam champ Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista easily made weight at 122 lbs, while his Mexican challenger also came in at an exact 122 lbs.
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Both AJ "Bazooka" Banal and Uruguay's Caril Herrera also both tipped the scales at 115 lbs for their 12-round IBF superflyweight eliminator.
Australia's Ray Wheatley supervised the weigh-in in behalf of the IBF.
WBO Oriental champion Ciso "Kid Terrible" Morales also easily made weight at 122 lbs, while his Korean challenger Yoo Shin Kim had to spend about an hour to shed off a 1-lb extra baggage before finally making weight.
The rest of the match-ups and their weights: Michael Domingo (119.5) vs Thepnimit Sor Chitpattana (120 lbs); Bert Batawang (108 lbs) vs Heri Amol (107 lbs); John Mark Apolinario (116 lbs) vs Jessie Albaracin (115 lbs); Eric Macas (126 lbs) vs Rene Bucag (125.5 lbs).
The official rules meeting was presided over by both Panoncillo of the WBO and Wheatley of IBF, while GAB boxing chief Nasser Cruz delineated the basic rules to the officials.
First bout starts 7:30 tomorrow at the Araneta Coliseum, while television broadcast comes off at 9AM.
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