By Keith Idec
One fight from HBO Latino’s tripleheader was canceled Thursday, but four fighters from the two other televised fights weighed in as planned in Indio, California.
Ukraine’s Vyacheslav Shabranskyy (17-0, 14 KOs) weighed in at 174.8 pounds for his 10-round, light-heavyweight main event against Sullivan Barrera. The Cuban-born Barrera, a Miami resident, weighed in at 174.6 pounds.
The 34-year-old Barrera (17-1, 12 KOs) will fight for the first time since Andre Ward (31-0, 15 KOs) out-pointed him in their 12-rounder March 26 in Oakland, California.
A few minutes later, Eddie Gomez (19-1, 11 KOs), 24, of the Bronx, N.Y., weighed in at 146 pounds for his co-featured fight against Rashidi Ellis (16-0, 11 KOs). The 23-year-old Ellis, of Lynn, Massachusetts, weighed 146.6 pounds for their 10-round welterweight encounter.
Earlier Thursday, junior welterweight contender Antonio Orozco (25-0, 16 KOs), of San Diego, withdrew from his scheduled 10-rounder against Fidel Maldonado Jr. (22-3-1, 19 KOs, 1 NC), of Albuquerque, New Mexico, because of dehydration.
For more on Orozco’s condition, click here: https://www.boxingscene.com/antonio-orozco-scratched-from-hbo-card-due-dehydration--111799
The HBO Latino broadcast is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Friday night from Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California.
Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.
