Weights from Turning Stone

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Weights from Turning Stone

Tomorrow night at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Mayweather Promotions returns to ShoBox with a tripleheader featuring their young talent. Headlining the card is super middleweight J’Leon Love against lightly regarded Vladine Biosse in a ten-round bout. Love (16-0, 1 NC, 9 knockouts) weighed in at 168 pounds and Biosse (15-2-2, 7 KOs) weighed in at 169.

In the co-feature, unbeaten Badou Jack looks to stay on track as he faces Derek Edwards in a ten-round super middleweight bout. Jack (16-0-1, 11 KOs) and Edwards (26-3-1, 13 KOs) both weighed in at 168 pounds.

Explosive junior middleweight Chris Pearson is in the televised opener and returns against veteran Lanardo Tyner in an eight-round bout. Pearson (10-0, 9 KOs) weighed in at 156 and Tyner (31-8-1, 20 KOs) came in at 154.

In the untelevised bouts are a number of young prospects. Luis Arias (8-0, 4 KOs), 162.5, meets Dashon Johnson (15-14-3, 5 KOs), 166.5 in an eight-round super middleweight bout; junior featherweight John Franklin (6-0, 3 KOs), 119.5, faces Jesus Bayron (5-9, 4 KOs), 121, in an eight round bout; debuting welterweight Ladarius Miller, 144, faces Douglas Rosales (0-2), 146, in a four-rounder; Andrew Tabiti (4-0, 4 KOs), 193, meets Dorian Hatcher (1-6), 198, in a four-round bout.

Below is some video footage of the weigh-in that took place on Friday.

-Mark E. Ortega / @MarkEOrtega

-Managing editor at www.BehindTheGloves.com