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03/11/2006
Press Release: IBF junior bantamweight champion Luis "El Demoledor" Perez was forced to vacate his 115-pound title when he was unable to make weight today in Phoenix, Arizona. He first weighed in five pounds above the limit. Two hours later, he was only able to make about 118 pounds. Director of Boxing for the Arizona State Boxing Commission John Montano ruled that there the disparity in weight was too great to let the match continue [Editor's Note: This doesn't seem proper as 118 is just three pounds above the contracted weight and the challenger, Ricardo Vargas has fought 118-pounders for many years]. In the two bouts to be televised by Showtime, WBO heavyweight champion Sergei Lyakhovich will be outweighed by 30 pounds against Shannon Briggs, 268-238. WBA lightweight champion Juan Diaz and challenger Fernando Angulo both scaled in at 134, while for an off-TV bout, ex-welterweight titlist Luis Collazo tipped the beam at 150, while his opponent Artur Atadzhanov weighed 148.
