Ukrainian world champion outweighed his opponent by 0.2 kg
Ukrainian WBA bantamweight champion Artem Dalakyan (21-0, 15 KOs) and a Costa Rican challenger David Jimenez (12-0, 9 KOs) passed the official weighing ceremony.
Dalakyan outweighed his opponent by 0.2 kg. Artem’s weight is 50.632 kg, Jimenez showed 50.405 kg on the wagons. Both boxers have invested in the weight class limit.
Artem will defend his WBA belt on January 28 in London at Wembley. Dalakyan vs. Jimenez will take place on the undercard of the fight between Arthur Beterbiev and Anthony Yarde.
The fight between Dalakyan and Jimenez will be shown on the Football 2.0 YouTube channel. Broadcast start – 0 21:00 Kyiv time.
Dalakyan, 34, won the world title in 2018. In November 2021, in a duel against Luis Concepción, the Ukrainian successfully defended the belt for the fifth time.
Jimenez defeated American Ricardo Sandoval in a duel for the status of a mandatory contender for the WBA belt. According to the results of the fight, the judges gave the victory to the Costa Rican by a majority of votes.
⚖️Artem Dalikan weighs in at 7 stone 13 pounds 10 oz
David Jimenez hits the scales at 7 stone 13 pounds 2oz
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Source: Sportarena
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