Photo: Lesley Comissiong
By Boxing Bob Newman
Another successful officials seminar was conducted Thursday at the luxurious Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort & Spa in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, ahead of tomorrow’s Boxing In Paradise II show presented by 340 Promotions. The seminar was presented my Roberto Ramirez Sr., Puerto Rico’s preeminent ring official, and supervised by Anibal Miramontes of FightFax. Immediately following the seminar were the weigh-ins for tomorrow’s show. The weights were as follows:
Hector Saldivia 146.5 vs. Daudy Bahari 146
(WBA Fedelatin welterweight title)
John Jackson 153.5 vs. Steven Grove 152.5
Fernando Quintero 131 vs. Alberto Amaro 131.5
Evan Nedd 199 vs. Reggie Peña 190
Samuel Rogers 154 vs. Mike Thomas 152
Julius Jackson 166.5 vs. William Ganes 161
Boxing In Paradise II is being promoted by 340 Promotions, in association with Warriors Boxing. Doors open at the UVI Fitness Center at 6:30 p.m., first bell at 7:30 p.m.
