Boxing
Video: Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez, Cristian Gonzalez gain weight for Saturday’s title fight
Jesse Rodriguez and Cristian Gonzalez on Friday put on weight for their flyweight title fight on Saturday at the Boeing Center at Technology Harbor in San Antonio (DAZN).
Rodriguez weighs 111.4, 0.6 below the limit. Gonzalez stands at 112.0.
Rodriguez, the former 115-pound champion, will try to win the world championship in the second division. Gonzalez will compete for the grand slam for the first time.
Weights for other highlights: Murodjon Akhmadaliev (121.6) vs. Marlon Tapales (121.8), junior featherweight (for Akhmadaliev’s title); Jesse Magdaleno (126,0) vs Raymond Ford (126.0), featherweight.