Jamal James and Thomas Dulorme made the 147-pound limit Friday for their 12-round welterweight bout Saturday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Fox.
James weighed 145.8 pounds, Dulorme 146.2. The fight is for an “interim” title.
James (26-1, 12 KOs) has won six consecutive fights since he lost a close decision to Yordenis Ugas in 2016. He’s coming off one of his biggest victories, a unanimous decision over veteran Antonio DeMarco in July of last year.
Dulorme (25-3-1, 16 KOs) is only 1-1-1 in his last three fights but was competitive in a loss to Ugas, drew with Jessie Vargas and outpointed previously unbeaten Terrel Williams in September.
The fighters’ weights in other bouts on the card are as follows:
- David Morrell (2-0, 2 KOs) 164.6 vs. Lennox Allen (22-0-1, 14 KOs) 166.8, 12 rounds, super middleweights.
- Mykal Fox (22-1, 5 KOs) 145.8 vs. Luke Santamaria (10-1-1, 7 KOs) 145.8, 10 rounds, welterweights.
- Omar Juarez (7-0, 4 KOs) 140.6 vs. Willie Shaw (12-1, 8 KOs) 140.4, 6 or 8 rounds, junior welterweights.
- Luis Pena (6-0, 6 KOs) 232 vs. Michael Coffie (9-0, 6 KOs) 279, 6 or 8 rounds, heavyweights
- Vito Mielnicki Jr. (5-0, 3 KOs) 147.8 vs. Chris Rollins (3-1, 2 KOs, 6 rounds, welterweights.
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