NEW YORK — There were no hiccups on the scales Thursday in New York, ahead of the historic all-female card at Madison Square Garden.
Alycia Baumgardner, who will defend the undisputed junior lightweight championship in the co-main event of the event which will air live on Netflix, came in at the 130lbs limit, while her undefeated challenger Jennifer Miranda was slightly under the limit at 129.4lbs.
Baumgardner, 15-1 (7 KOs), of Detroit, Michigan could potentially emerge as a high profile opponent for the winner of the main event, the third meeting between undisputed junior welterweight champion Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, with an impressive win. Miranda, 12-0 (1 KO), of Madrid, Spain is the WBA interim titleholder at 130lbs, and is fighting outside of her home country for the first time as a pro.
In a battle for the unified super middleweight title, IBF champion Savannah Marshall, 13-1 (10 KOs), checked in at 167lbs while WBO titleholder Shadasia Green, 15-1 (11 KOs), was slightly heavier at 167.2lbs. Marshall of Hartlepool, England is making her return to boxing after two years following a stint as a mixed martial arts fighter, while Green of Paterson, New Jersey is making her first appearance as champion following her split decision win over Melinda Watpool last November.
Rounding out the Netflix portion of the card, Ellie Scotney, 10-0, of London weighed 121.6lbs for the ten-round fight, which seeks to merge her IBF and WBO junior featherweight titles with the WBC title held by Yamileth Mercado, 24-3 (5 KOs), of Ciudad Cuauhtemoc, Mexico. Mercado weighed in at 119.6lbs.
In the main event, Katie Taylor weighed 135.8lbs, while Amanda Serrano weighed in at the 136lbs catchweight limit.
Full weights for the card are below:
Bantamweight - 10 rounds
Cherneka Johnson - 116.8lbs
Shurretta Metcalf - 117lbs
Junior welterweight - 10 rounds
Chantelle Cameron - 139lbs
Jessica Camara - 139.4lbs
Junior featherweight - 8 rounds
Ramla Ali - 121.6lbs
Lila Furtado - 121.2lbs
Middleweight - 8 rounds
Tamm Thibeault - 159.6lbs
Mary Casamassa - 156.8lbs
