Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios have made weight for their WBO welterweight fight in Macau on Sunday.
Weighing in at the unusual time of 7.30 a.m. Saturday to accommodate U.S. TV, Pacquiao was at 145 pounds while Rios was 146.5.
"My goal was 145 and I feel strong, so there is nothing to worry about," Pacquiao said. "I have been doing this since I was 23 years old, I'm hungry." Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach said his fighter was "a pound more than I thought he would be" but on track to enter the ring at 149.
Rios said his making of the weight proved Roach wrong. "This message goes out to Freddie Roach who said I'm a bum, I'm a fat loser and I can never make weight — guess what, I made weight, I feel great," Rios said. "When you doubt me you make me stronger. (They) are worried, I'm not worried, I feel confident."
See the Weigh-in Pictures:
Eight division champion Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs) and former lightweight titlist Ríos (31-1-1, 22 KOs) will compete for the WBO World Welterweight Title on HBO pay per view Saturday November 23, at 9 p.m. ET.
Weighing in at the unusual time of 7.30 a.m. Saturday to accommodate U.S. TV, Pacquiao was at 145 pounds while Rios was 146.5.
"My goal was 145 and I feel strong, so there is nothing to worry about," Pacquiao said. "I have been doing this since I was 23 years old, I'm hungry." Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach said his fighter was "a pound more than I thought he would be" but on track to enter the ring at 149.
Rios said his making of the weight proved Roach wrong. "This message goes out to Freddie Roach who said I'm a bum, I'm a fat loser and I can never make weight — guess what, I made weight, I feel great," Rios said. "When you doubt me you make me stronger. (They) are worried, I'm not worried, I feel confident."
See the Weigh-in Pictures:
Eight division champion Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs) and former lightweight titlist Ríos (31-1-1, 22 KOs) will compete for the WBO World Welterweight Title on HBO pay per view Saturday November 23, at 9 p.m. ET.
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