Eleider Alvarez vs Joe Smith Jr: official weights and running order
Eleider Alvarez weighs in 0.3 oz lighter than Joe Smith Jr. ahead of world title eliminator clash
Light heavyweights Joe Smith Jr. and Eleider "Storm" Alvarez took the MGM Grand "Bubble" stage for the weigh-in on Friday afternoon in advance of Saturday's WBO world title eliminator, which will stream live on ESPN+ (coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. ET).
In other action Saturday evening, former middleweight world champion Rob Brant returns against Vitaliy Kopylenko, Julian "Hammer Hands" Rodriguez fights Anthony Laureano in a battle of unbeaten junior welterweights, "Cassius" Clay Collard seeks "Bubble" victory number three against Maurice Williams in an eight-rounder at middleweight, and Cincinnati's Duke Ragan makes his highly anticipated professional debut in a four-round featherweight bout.
Here are the official weights and running order ahead of Saturday night's Top Rank and Star Boxing bill:
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(WBO Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator — 12 Rounds)
• Rob Brant 161.1 lbs vs. Vitaliy Kopylenko 159.5 lbs
(Middleweight — 10 Rounds)
• Julian Rodriguez 141.5 lbs vs. Anthony Laureano 145.9 lbs
(Junior Welterweight — 10 Rounds)
• Clay Collard 159.8 lbs vs. Maurice Williams 158.2 lbs
(Middleweight — 8 Rounds)
• Duke Ragan 125.5 lbs vs. Luis Alvarado 126.8 lbs
(Featherweight — 4 Rounds)
• Robert Rodriguez 119.7 lbs vs. Abel Soriano 119.8 lbs
(Bantamweight — 6 Rounds)
• Adrian Valdovinos 137.2 lbs vs. Israel Mercado 136.6 lbs
(Junior Welterweight — 6 Rounds)
• Wendy Toussaint 154.4 lbs vs. Isiah Jones 157.2 lbs
(Middleweight — 8 Rounds)
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