Oleksandr Usyk came in at a career-heaviest 233.3lbs ahead of tomorrow's heavyweight clash with Rico Verhoeven at the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt. The unlikeliest of WBC heavyweight title challengers weighed 258.7lbs.
Usyk, 24-0 (15 KOs), weighed a little over 227lbs for his most recent bout, a fifth-round stoppage of Daniel Dubois last July. The 1-0 (1 KO) Verhoeven, a kickboxer, weighed 269lbs for his most recent (and only) boxing bout, a 2014 knockout of Janos Finfera.
Also at heavyweight, in a markedly more competitive affair, Frank Sanchez weighed 240.4lbs for his IBF eliminator with Richard Torrez Jnr, who hit the scales at 229.5lbs.
In a battle for the vacant WBA 'regular' welterweight strap, Jack Catterall weighed 146.8lbs compared to that of 145.7lbs for his opponent, Shakhram Giyasov.
In another title fight, Hamzah Sheeraz (167.9lbs) is expected to bag the vacant WBO super middleweight title when he takes on Alem Begic (166.9lbs).
Down at super flyweight, in a women's bout for the WBO title, Mizuki Hiruta weighed 114.7lbs to Mai Soliman's 114lbs.
