Jacobs, Quillin make weight for middleweight showdown
The following weigh-in results are from the Showtime cable network, which will televise the Daniel Jacobs-Peter Quillin middleweight bout live on Saturday:
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
WBA Middleweight World Championship
Daniel Jacobs – 159 ¾ Pounds
Peter Quillin – 159 Pounds
(Editor’s Note: THE RING magazine does not recognize Jacobs-Quillin as a WBA title bout because they are fighting for the sanctioning organization’s “regular” title. RING/RingTV.com recognizes the alphabet organization’s “super champ” Gennady Golovkin as the WBA world middleweight titleholder.)
WBA Featherweight World Championship
Jesus Cuellar – 125 ¼ Pounds
Jonathan Oquendo – 125 ¾ Pounds
SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHO EXTREME: 7 p.m. ET/PT
10 Round Welterweight Bout
Chris Algieri – 145 ¾ Pounds
Erick Bone – 145 ¾ Pounds
8 Round Light Heavyweight Bout
Marcus Browne – 177 ¾ Pounds
Francisco Sierra – 183 Pounds