Jaron Ennis, Jesse Rodriguez, opponents all make weight

Boxing Scene

The “Two Kings,” as they’re being called, avoided being dethroned by the scales on Friday, and so Saturday’s show at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia featuring Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez in separate title fights will go on.

Hometown headliner and welterweight titleholder Ennis, 32-0 (29 KOs), of Philadelphia, came in a full pound under the division limit of 147lbs, while challenger Karen Chukhadzhian weighed 146.6lbs.

Pound-for-pound phenom and junior bantamweight belt holder Rodriguez, 20-0 (13 KOs), checked in at 114.8lbs, while challenger Pedro Guevara weighed 114.4lbs – both under the 115lbs junior bantam limit.

Full weigh-in results are as follows:

Welterweight title fight – 12 rounds

Jaron Ennis (146.0lbs) vs Karen Chukhadzhian (146.6lbs)

Junior bantamweight title fight – 12 rounds

Jesse Rodriguez (114.8lbs) vs Pedro Guevara (114.4lbs)

Junior lightweight – 10 rounds

Raymond Ford (130.0lbs) vs Orlando Gonzalez (130.0lbs)

Light heavyweight – 10 rounds

Khalil Coe (175.0lbs) vs Manuel Gallegos (174.0lbs)

Middleweight – eight rounds

Austin Williams (162.2lbs) vs Gian Garrido (162.2lbs)

Welterweight – six rounds

Ismail Muhammad (145.8lbs) vs Nelson Morales (145.8lbs)

Junior lightweight – four rounds

Zaquin Moses (129.6lbs) vs Michael Ruiz (129.6lbs)

Junior featherweight – four rounds

Dennis Thompson (121.8lbs) vs Edgar Ortiz Jnr (121.2lbs)

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