This Friday at the weigh-in ceremony, the Nigerian stopped the scale at 235.3 pounds, while ‘Big Shot’ registered a tonnage of 239.5 pounds.
The Nigerian Worship Ajagba and the american Stephan ‘Big Shot’ Shaw They will fight this Saturday in Verona, New York, standing on a real powder keg and with their sights set on an early opportunity for a world championship in the highest category of professional boxing, the Heavyweights.
This Friday at the weigh-in ceremony prior to the billboard that will broadcast ESPN in the American continent through Top Rank in ESPN, ESPN KNOCKOUT y STAR+, Squirrel stopped the scale at 235.3 pounds, while the slight favorite to take the win, Shaw she recorded a tonnage of 239.5 pounds.
To Nigerian Squirrel (16-1, 13 Ko’s) was greatly affected by the loss he suffered in October 2021 against Cuban Frank Sánchez, and this prevented him from solidly approaching a world championship opportunity, while Shaw he will risk the undefeated he has as a professional, since he walks with a record of 18-0 and 13 knockouts.
In the co-main battle, Jonathan Rice will come out as the favorite to defeat Guido Vianello, a boxer who is fighting again in the United States after six months, since his most recent fight took place in his native Italy. Guido weighed in at 239 pounds to Rice’s 274.3, who comes into contention off of two straight wins over Michael Polite.
Also on the card, Abraham Nova will collide in the Super Featherweight division against Adam López, son of the silver medalist in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, the Mexican Héctor López. At the weigh-in, both Nova and Lopez stopped the scale at 129 pounds, one under the limit.
In other combinations, Bruce Carrington will go Super Featherweight against Juan Antonio López, Floyd Díaz will face off against Edwin Rodríguez at Super Bantamweight, and Haven Brady Jr. will face Rubén Cervera in a clash in the Lightweight category.
