GUADALAJARA, Mexico – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s Tribute to the Kings ceremonial weigh-ins.
The early, official weigh-ins took place at the Tribute to the Kings host hotel in Guadalajara were preceded by the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 3 p.m. ET at Teatro Degollado.
Tribute to the Kings goes down on Saturday, June 19 at Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara. The pay-per-view main card is set to go live at 9:00 p.m. ET, while the undercard will stream at 7:00 p.m. ET on FITE and beIN Sports.
In the main event of the card, former UFC middleweight champion [autotag]Anderson Silva[/autotag] returns to the boxing ring in almost 16 years, as he’s set to take on [autotag]Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.[/autotag] in an eight-round, 180-pound contest.
Unfortunately, Chavez Jr. missed weight for the bout, recording a weight of 184.4 pounds. He will forfeit $100k of his purse to Silva.
The co-main event features the legendary Mexican boxer[autotag] Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.[/autotag] who fights former rival’s son [autotag]Hector Camacho Jr.[/autotag] The bout is a four-round exhibition. It’s set to be Chavez Sr.’s last performance in the boxing ring.
The pay-per-view main card also features a trilogy fight between Chavez Sr.’s youngest son [autotag]Omar Chavez[/autotag] taking on Canelo Alvarez’s brother [autotag]Ramon Alvarez[/autotag].
The full Tribute to the Kings weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 9 p.m. ET)
- Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (184.4) vs. Anderson Silva (182)
- Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. () vs. Hector Camacho Jr. ()
- Omar Chavez (161) vs. Ramon Alvarez (160)
- Kevin Torres (138.4)vs. Jorge Luis Melendez (137.8)
- Damian Sosa (153.4) vs. Abel Mina (153.6)
UNDERCARD (FITE and beIN Sports, 7:00 pm E.T.)
- Cesar Gutierrez (140) vs. Oscar Mejia (137.8)
- Jose Acosta (129.8) vs. Leonard Padilla (129.2)
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