Carlos Caraballo (L) and Jonas Sultan (R) face-off during the weigh-in prior to their fight at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on October 29, 2021 in New York City.(Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images)
MANILA, Philippines—Filipino pugilist Jonas Sultan made weight for his 10-round bantamweight tussle against Puerto Rico’s Carlos Caraballo on Sunday (Manila time) at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Sultan (17-5, 11 KOs) and Caraballo (14-0, 14 KOs) both tipped the scales at 117.6 pounds for their WBO Intercontinental title fight.
⚖WEIGH-IN RESULT:
🇵🇷 Carlos Caraballo 117.6 lbs & 🇵🇭 Jonas Sultan 117.6 lbs
(Vacant WBO Intercontinental Bantamweight Title — 10 Rounds)
TV: ESPN+ Approximately 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Photo by M. Williams / Top Rank pic.twitter.com/Cw8ow1AtNJ
— WBO (@WorldBoxingOrg) October 29, 2021
Sultan, who wasn’t able to see action in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, has won his last two fights–first stopping Salatiel Amit in seven rounds then knocking out Sharone Carter also in the seventh.
This will be Sultan’s first crack at a title since losing to Athenkosi Dumezweni of South Africa in 2019 via unanimous decision.
Sultan has been training with Joven Jimenez and former opponent Jerwin Ancajas, a man he lost to in 2018 when he challenged for the IBF super flyweight belt.
Caraballo, meanwhile, is coming off a fourth round stoppage of Leonardo Baez in March 2021.