Former two-time welterweight titleholder Andre Berto weighed half a pound more than former featherweight beltholder Robert Guerrero at the Friday weigh-in for their HBO-televised fight tomorrow. Berto weighed 146.8. Guerrero weighed 146.4.
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Berto, Guerrero make weight for welterweight showdown
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Former two-time welterweight titleholder Andre Berto weighed less than a half a pound more than former featherweight beltholder Robert Guerrero at the Friday weigh-in for their HBO-televised fight at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif., tomorrow night. Berto weighed 146.8 pounds at the weigh-in held at the Dave & Buster's at Ontario Mills; Guerrero, who also held a major title at 130 pounds, weighed 146.4. Former welterweight beltholder Carlos Quintana, who now campaigns at junior middleweight, and undefeated KO artist Keith Thurman also made weight for their 152-pound catchweight co-feature, which will open the HBO Championship Boxing broadcast. Quintana weighed in at the contracted limit of 152 pounds. Thurman weighed 151.2 pounds.
Photos by Tom Hogan, Hogan Photos, Golden Boy Promotions
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