By: William Holmes
The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada opened up their doors to the public for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley weigh ins. People were lining up inside three hours before the doors even opened, and the arena was filled with a boisterous and excited crowd once the weigh ins began.
Photo: Chris Farina/Top Rank
Several boxing luminaries were in attendance, including Jorge Arce, Mickey Ward, Evander Holyfield, and Julio Caesar Chavez Sr. The venue and media center was also packed with media from all over the world.
The results of the weigh ins are as follows:
“Irish” Joe McCreedy (15-6-2; 173 lbs.) vs. “Irish Sean Monaghan (20-0; 175 lbs.); WBC Continental Americas Light Heavyweight Title
Pubilo Pena (2-1; 162 lbs.) vs. Esquiva Falcao (1-0; 161 lbs.); Middleweight Division
Adrian Perez (10-4-1; 130 lbs.) vs. Oscar Valdez (9-0; 129 lbs.); NABF Super Featherweight
Junior Title
Jose Felix (26-0-1; 130 lbs.) vs. Bryan Vazquez (33-1; 130 lbs.); WBA Interim Super
Featherweight Title
Jessie Vargas (23-0; 140 lbs.) vs. Khabib Allakhverdiev (19-0; 139.5 lbs.); WBA Interim Super
Lightweight Title
Arash Usmanee (20-1-1; 135 lbs.) vs. Ray Beltran (28-6-1; 134.5 lbs.); NABO Lightweight Title
Timothy Bradley (31-0; 145.5 lbs.) vs. Manny Pacquiao (55-5-2; 145 lbs.); WBO Welterweight TItle