VIDEO: Williams-Lara weigh-in

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Paul Williams weighed 153.5 pounds for his Saturday showdown with Erislandy Lara. Lara tipped the scales at 153 pounds at the weigh-in on Friday. Akifumi Shimoda and Rico Ramos also made weight for their 122-pound title bout.

Paul Williams and Erislandy Lara looked lean and mean for their junior middleweight bout on Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J., Williams and Lara both weighed under the 154-pound division limit. WBA 122-pound beltholder Akifumi Shimoda and Rico Ramos, who fight in the HBO-televised co-feature on Saturday, also made weight for their title bout.  

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