Hill & Maske make weight for today's sold-out fight

31/03/2007

Hill & Maske make weight for today's sold-out fight

Former light heavyweight world champions Virgil Hill and Henry Maske weighed in yesterday for their rematch in Munich. Both men made the old-school cruiserweight limit of 190 pounds, with Hill, who holds the WBA regular title, scaling in at 188.75 compared to 189.25 for Maske. Although both men are in their forties, the sold-out fight is a huge deal in Germany, where Maske was largely responsible for starting the current boxing boom. Hardcore American fans can catch the fight live with announcers Benny Ricardo and Al Bernstein on pay-per-view starting at 4 PM/ET, 1 PM/PT for a suggested retail price of $24.95. Maske has not fought since losing a world light heavyweight unification match to Hill in 1996.