Showtime Championship Boxing Weigh-ins: Jesus Cuellar & Abner Mares on Target

An intriguing featherweight title fight is on tap for Saturday night as Showtime Championship Boxing will televise a terrific card from the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles. Headlining the bill will be Jesus Cuellar taking defending his WBA 126-pound for the second time against Abner Mares.

At Friday’s weigh-ins, both men came in right on the money for their title tilt, giving the event the go-ahead. Mares (29-2-1, 15 KOs), a world champion in three different weight classes, came in at 124 pounds. Cuellar, who won his title last June when he knocked out Vic Darchinyan, came in at 126 pounds.

The co-feature will see Jermall Charlo (24-0, 18 KOs) defend his IBF super welterweight belt against surging contender Julian Williams. The bout could wind up being a sleeper candidate for fight of the year and the contender came in right on the division’s weight limit of 154 pounds. Charlo, meanwhile, was a few ounces lighter at 153.4 pounds.

The action will go down live on Showtime beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

Showtime Championship Boxing Weigh-in Results:

Jesus Cuellar (126) vs. Abner Mares (124)
Jermall Charlo (153.4) vs. Julian Williams (154)
Sergey Lipinets (139.8) vs Leonardo Zappavigna (139.6)
Erickson Lubin (157) vs Juan Ubaldo Cabrera (159)