WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo and challenger Ray Vargas successfully weighed in Saturday night’s clash.
Magsayo and Vargas were half a pound over the 126-pound limit.
Everything seems set for an exciting match on Showtime.
Magsaysay vs. Vargas Weight:
WBC featherweight world champion title – 12 rounds
Mark Magsayo – 125 ½ lbs.
Ray Vargas – 125 ½ lbs.
Referee: He Schorle; Judges: Tim Cheetham (Nevada), Jesse Reyes (Texas), David Sutherland (Oklahoma)
WBC featherweight title decider – 12 rounds
Brandon Figueroa – 126 lbs.
Carlos Castro – 124 ½ lbs.
Referee: Mark Nelson; Judges: Tim Cheetham (Nevada), Jesse Reyes (Texas), David Sutherland (Oklahoma)
Lightweight fight – 10 rounds
Frank Martin – 137 ½ lbs.
Jackson Mariñez – 138 lbs.
Referee: Rafael Ramos; Judges: Wilfredo Esperan (Texas), Alice Johnson (Texas), Ursula Perez (Texas)
Note: Contract weight is 138 lbs.
SHOWTIME BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP PRELIMINARY
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Fight in super-middleweight – eight rounds
Rashidi Ellis – 153 ½ lbs.
Jose Marufa – 146 ¼ lbs.
Judge: Alice Johnson; Judges: Ursula Perez (Texas), David Sutherland (Oklahoma), Wilfredo Esperan (Texas)
Lightweight fight – 10 rounds
Ramon Cardenas – 118 lbs.
Michelle Bankes – 117 ½ lbs.
Referee: He Schorle; Judges: Ursula Perez (Texas), Jesse Reyes (Texas), David Sutherland (Oklahoma).
Broadcast the show:
Veteran sportscaster Brian Custer will host SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. Meanwhile, the versatile voice of martial arts Mauro Ranallo will handle the detailed action alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and three-division world champion Abner Mares.
Three Hall of Famers round out the telecast team – Emmy® Award-winning reporter Jim Gray, world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon, Jr. and boxing historian Steve Farhood as the unofficial scorer.
Executive produced by four-time Emmy Award winner David Dinkins Jr., produced by Ray Smaltz III, directed by Chuck McKean.
Former world junior middleweight champion and SHOBOX: The New Generation commentator Raúl “El Diamante” Marquez and sportscaster Alejandro Luna serve as expert analysts in Spanish for Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).
SHOBOX announcer and martial arts expert Brian Campbell and his MORNING KOMBAT co-host Luke Thomas will host the events during the live bouts.
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