UNDEFEATEDformer WBA lightweight champion Nicholas Walters and reinging WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko both easily made weight ahead of today’s showdown at The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas.
Walters weighed in at 129.5 pounds, slightly lighter than Lomachenko who tipped the scales at the weight limit of 130 pounds. The amount for Walters was identical to his last fight almost a year ago, when he battled to a draw with American Jason Sosa.
The 28-year-old Lomachenko, however, also came in heavier on the contract scale as reports indicate the Ukrainian will earn US$1 million for match-up, while the 30-year-old Walters will earn US$300,000 for the fight.
Making the weight was also good news for the Jamaican who last year lost his title at the scales after failing to make the WBA featherweight title limit of 126 pounds. Walters weighed in at 127 pounds and lost the crown ahead of a bout with Colombian fighter Miguel Marriaga. (Sportsmax.com)