Photos: Gabe Rosado Shoves Willie Monroe During Faceoff

Arlington, Texas --Middleweight contender Willie Monroe, Jr. weighed in at a ready 158.75 lbs this afternoon at AT&T Stadium, while his opponent Gabriel Rosado tipped the scales at 159.25 for Saturday night's WBO Inter-Continental Middleweight title bout. 

The fight will serve as the co-feature bout to the Canelo Alvarez - Liam Smith WBO Junior Middleweight title bout  from AT&T Stadium and televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View.

After a tense stare-down, Rosado shoved Monroe, to which Monroe simply smiled at the Philadelphia native.

Below are quotes from the two fighters:

Willie Monroe, Jr.
(On the shove) "Let him do what he does.  We have twelve rounds or less to see what he can do.  We are going to see what happens."

"It's never personal for me, it's always business.  I do this for the fans.  I am part Cubano, so I have that Latino blood."

Gabriel Rosado
He was talking  some smack, so I will just take care of it.  Like a true Latino fighter, I am coming to fight.  He is running.  He don't want a war, but that's what it is going to be on Saturday."

(On the impact of his trainer, Fernando Vargas) "Me and Fernando Vargas are cut from the same cloth.  We come to bring it.  We come to bring the pain.  That's what it's going to be on Saturday."