Mark Magsayo and Brandon Figueroa face off after the weigh-in for the WBC interim featherweight title. –SHOWTIME BOXING
MANILA, Philippines—Former champion Mark Magsayo barely made weight on Saturday ahead of his WBC interim featherweight title fight against Brandon Figueroa.
Magsayo had to make a second attempt just to make the 126-pound limit while Figueroa tipped the scale at 125 and 3/4 pounds during the official weigh-in at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Ontario Airport in California.
The 27-year-old Magsayo came in 3/4 pounds overweight on his first try and needed to shed off the excess weight within the two-hour period allowed by the California State Athletic Commission.
Magsayo came through and officially weighed 126 pounds in the do-over.
WE HAVE A FIGHT! @markmagsayo_MMM comes back and makes the 126-pound limit. #FigueroaMagsayo TOMORROW 9PM ET/6PM PT on @Showtime. pic.twitter.com/JioKI2ME4o
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) March 3, 2023
Magsayo and Figueroa headline a Showtime Championship Boxing tripleheader which takes place at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California, USA.
A win by Magsayo (24-1, 16KOs) would earn him a shot to regain the WBC world title against Rey Vargas, who beat him by split decision last July at Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Figueroa (23-1-1, 18KOs), meanwhile, is coming off a sixth-round stoppage of Carlos Castro also last July.
The 26-year-old Figueroa, a 3-1 favorite to beat Magsayo, is fighting just the second time at featherweight. He is the former WBC super bantamweight champion.