David Morrell, the “interim” WBA super middleweight titleholder, was supposed to be fighting Mike Gavronski for a secondary title Saturday in Los Angeles on FOX.
However, Morrell weighed in two pounds over the limit Friday. Thus, the fight will be a 10-rounder with no belt at stake.
Morrell (3-0, 2 KOs) weighed 170 pounds, Gavronski (26-3-1, 16 KOs) 167.4.
Morrell, 22, is a former Cuban amateur star. He is coming off a unanimous-decision victory over Lennox Allen on Aug. 8. Gavronski, a 34-year-old from Illinois, has won two fights since he was stopped by Jesse Hart in 2018.
Also on the card Saturday, former junior middleweight challenger James Kirkland (34-2, 30s) continues his comeback against Juan Macias Montiel (21-4-2, 21 KOs) in a 10-round middleweight bout. Kirkland weighed 162, Montiel 161.4
Among other bouts: Jesus Ramos (13-0, 12 KOs) weighed 144.4 and Naim Nelson (14-4, 1 KO) 143.2 in a scheduled 10-round junior welterweight bout; Angel Barrientes (4-0, 3 KOs) weighed 123.4 and Travon Lawson (3-0, 2 KOs) for their four- or six-round junior featherweight bout; and Mark A. Hernandez (14-3-1, 3 KOs) and Alantez Fox (26-2-1, 12 KOs) weighed 166.6 and 167.2, respectively, for their 10-round super middleweight fight.
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