Campbell Loses Titles on the Scale

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Filed on February 13, 2009

Nate Campbell failed to make the 135-pound weight limit twice on Friday, losing his IBF and WBO titles on the scale. The fight will be a title fight for challenger Ali Funeka, with both titles on the table for him if he were to win. A Campbell win would mean that both titles are vacant.

Campbell initially weighed in at 138 pounds and was given two hours to lose the three pounds necessary to make the lightweight limit. Campbell returned still weighing 137 1/2 pounds, thus losing the titles.

Funeka weighed 133 1/2 on his first try.

In the undercard bouts, all fighters (eventually) made weight. Sergio Martinez weighed in at 153 1/4 and his opponenet, Kermit Cintron, weighed 154 1/4. Cintron returned 15 minutes later and weighed in at exactly 154.

Alfredo Angulo came in at 153 1/2 and Cosme Rivera was 151 1/2 for their bout.

Campbell ironically had his last fight canceled when Joan Guzman failed to make weight in September.

This marks the fourth time in the last four years that a major lightweight bout was marred by a fighter not making weight.

In October of 2005, Jose Luis Castillo failed to make weight for his much anticipated rematch with Diego Corrales. Castillo won the rematch by knockout, but the fight got a big black eye from the issues at the scales.

Castillo also failed to make weight when they attempted to fight for a third time, leading Corrales to pull out of the bout.

Corrales himself would then go on to miss weight against Joel Casamayor, losing his title on the scale in October of 2006.


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