Bernard Hopkins and Jean Pascal hit the scales this afternoon to make weight for their light heavyweight championship rematch in Montreal. Both men missed on their first attempt to make the 175 pound limit, but Pascal was able to hit the mark on his second try. Via the Montreal Gazette:
Hopkins Vs. Pascal II Weigh-In: Bernard Hopkins Misses Weight, Has Two Hours To Make Cut
Hopkins stepped on the scale three times at the 1 p.m. weigh-in at Montreal’s Sheraton Centre Hotel, the last time tipping the scales at 175.4 pounds. However, he was given two hours to lose 4 ounces to make the 175-pound weight limit, which should not be a problem.
Pascal was over the limit the first time he stepped on the scale at 175.1 pounds, but stripped down to weigh in at 174.14.
As the article states, making weight should not be an issue after two hours to sweat out a little more. The real problem will be if Hopkins had trouble making the cut at all, or if this was just a case of the fighter’s scale and the official scale being a little different.
In the main undercard bout, a light heavyweight battle between Chad Dawson and Adrian Diaconu, Dawson weighed in at 173 and Diaconu was 174.4.
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