Official weights and running order for Oubaali vs Villanueva
WBC bantamweight king Nordine Oubaali (15-0, 11 KOs) clashes with challenger Arthur Villanueva (32-3-1, 18 KOs) on July 6 at the Barys Arena in Nur-Sultan.
The weights and running order for Saturday's #MTKFightNight in Kazakhstan, live on ESPN+ in association with Top Rank and on iFL TV are listed below:
DOORS OPEN – 4.30pm
FIRST BELL – 5pm
Preliminary bouts (iFL TV)
Bout 1
Super-bantamweight, 6 Rounds
H. AHMADI (125.4lbs) vs. A. YUNIAN (125.4lbs)
Bout 2
Middleweight, 6 Rounds
A. TOLESH (159.8lbs) vs. A. D. RAHIMI (160.7lbs)
Bout 3
Light-middleweight, 8 Rounds
A. SHEGALIYEV (154.5lbs) vs. E. AKHUNDZADA (153.2lbs)
Bout 4
Lightweight, 8 Rounds
S. ZAURBEK (135.6lbs) vs. G. GACHECHILADZE (133.2lbs)
Bout 5
Cruiserweight, 8 Rounds
A. BALOYEV (200.2lbs) vs. H. VENTURA (192lbs)
ESPN+ broadcast begins 8pm
Bout 6
Featherweight, 10 Rounds
Bout 7
WBC International Lightweight Title, 10 Rounds
V. KOTOCHIGOV (134.9lbs) vs. J. LOPEZ (134lbs)
Bout 8
WBC World Bantamweight Title, 12 Rounds
N. OUBAALI (117.5lbs) vs. A. VILLANUEVA (117.5lbs)
Bout 9
WBO Inter-Continental Super-lightweight Title, 10 Rounds
Z. TURAROV (139.7lbs) vs. M. M. GODOY (139.6lbs)
TV FLOAT
Lightweight, 6 Rounds
N. AZHBENOV (136.7lbs) vs. A. ODIKADZE (132.3lbs)
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