Hatton makes weight

23/05/2008

Hatton makes weight

Press Release: The official weigh-in for the Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano showdown this Saturday was held in front of several thousand rabid fight fans in a Manchester, England shopping mall. Juan Lazcano, 37-4-1, was the first to take the stage and tipped the beam at 139.75 pounds before making way for world light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton. Hatton, 43-1, whose last fight was at 147, weighed exactly the same as his challenger, 139.75, and waved to his adoring public before jumping off the scales. Lovemore N'dou, 46-9-1, was next and he came in at an exact rock solid 139 before his bitter rival, Paul Malignaggi, stepped up to the stage. The dreadlocked IBF champion Malignaggi, 24-1, confidently strode the stage before scaling under the light welterweight limit at 139.75. Matthew Hatton, 33-3-1, was next and was recorded at 146.5 while his opponent, Commonwealth welterweight champion Craig Watson, 12-2, came in at 146.25. Light middleweight Andrew Facey, 19-5-1, registered 153.5 while his foe Thomas McDonagh, 31-1-2, failed his first weigh-in before hitting 153.75 lb on a second try. Two-time ex-British light middleweight champion Jamie Moore, 28-3, scaled in at 157.5 while opponent Esau Herrera, 14-3-1, was heavier at 159.75.