Boxing weigh-ins are often viewed as perfunctory, routine formalities, but promoter Larry Goldberg has learned the hard way that it’s far from the case.
The New York-based promoter, whose company Boxing Insider Promotions will promote Friday’s show at The Tropicana in Atlantic City, New Jersey, learned two months ago not to take a fighter making weight for granted. Boxing Insider had to cancel its May 9 show in New York City after Nelvis Rodriguez indicated that he couldn’t even approach the 108lbs weight limit contracted for his 10-round main event against Andy Dominguez.
Luckily for all involved, Byron Rojas was far more professional on Thursday, checking in at the 108lbs limit for his own fight against Dominguez, who weighed the same.
Dominguez, 12-1 (6 KOs), of New York, and Rojas, 29-4-3 (12 KOs), will meet with a minor junior flyweight title at stake. Dominguez, 27, is looking for his third straight win since his lone defeat, a decision to Yankiel Rivera in February 2024, while the 35-year-old Rojas, of Managua, Nicaragua, is a multiple-time title challenger.
In other action, Roney Hines, 14-0-1 (8 KOs), of Cleveland, will meet Ed Fountain, 14-9 (7 KOs), of St. Louis, in an eight-round heavyweight fight. Hines weighed 248lbs, while Fountain was 226lbs.
Bruce Seldon Jnr, the son of the former WBA heavyweight champion by the same name, checked in at 240lbs for his six-round heavyweight fight with Dominican big man Alexis Soriano, who was a pound lighter. Seldon has a record of 6-0 (5 KOs), while Soriano is 3-2 (1 KO).
Popular Philadelphia ticket-seller Daiyaan Butt, 22-2 (10 KOs), weighed in at 142lbs for his eight-round bout with Alex Martin, 18-8 (6 KOs), of Hammond, Indiana, who was half a pound heavier.
In the other two bouts, Julio Sanchez, 1-1, was 136lbs for a four-round fight with Alexander Stone, 1-5-1 (1 KO), while Armando Barbier, 2-0 (1 KO), was 146lbs for his four-rounder with Ricardo Jimenez, 0-2-1, who was a quarter of a pound heavier.
Ryan Songalia is a reporter and editor for BoxingScene.com and has written for ESPN, the New York Daily News, Rappler, The Guardian, Vice and The Ring magazine. He holds a Master’s degree in Journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be reached at ryansongalia@gmail.com or on Twitter at @ryansongalia.
