One of the greatest fighters of this generation will make what could be his final appearance inside a boxing ring on Saturday. Manny Pacquiao will defend his WBO welterweight title (online betting) at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas against local boxer Jessie Vargas and at Friday’s weigh-ins, both pugilists made weight.
Vargas (27-1, 10 KOs) is a logical underdog coming in as he has never faced anybody like Pacquiao in the past. The Vegas resident lost in controversial fashion to Bradley when they fought last year and he’s determined to prove those who have picked against him wrong. At the scale, he looked better than ever and came in at 146.5 pounds.
Nonito Donaire (37-3, 24 KOs) will lock horns with another local kid in the co-feature as “The Filipino Flash” will put his WBO junior featherweight strap on the line against Jessie Magdaleno. Donaire clocked in at 121.8 pounds while Magdaleno (23-0, 17 KOs) scaled in at 121.3.
The action will go down live on Top Rank Pay-Per-View beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Top Rank Boxing Weigh-in Results:
Manny Pacquiao (144.8) vs Jessie Vargas (146.5)Nonito Donaire (121.8) vs Jessie Magdaleno (121.3)
Oscar Valdez (125.3) vs Hiroshige Osawa (125.3)
Zou Shiming (111) vs Prasitsak Phaprom (111.3)