Mauricio Lara – Leigh Wooden Rematch In Jeopardy As Lara Fails To Make Weight (and Is Not Given The Likelihood To Do So)

Now this one is unusual. At at present’s official weigh-in forward of tomorrow evening’s rematch between Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wooden, this for the WBA featherweight title Lara ripped from Wooden again in January, Mexico’s Lara did not make the 126 pound restrict. Or ought to I write how Lara was not given the chance to make 126 kilos.

Yesterday, the British Boxing Board of Management, addressing a excessive weight test, got here to the choice that it will not be in the most effective pursuits of Lara’s well being for him to make 126 kilos. Lara, heavy, was instructed he wouldn’t be permitted to weigh any lower than 128-and-a-half kilos. And at present, moments in the past on the weigh-in, the defending WBA champ tipped-in at 129.8. Wooden got here in at 125.9.

Now there’s a sturdy chance that Lara can be stripped of the WBA title for failure to make weight. Nevertheless, Lara’s argument is that he was not allowed the chance to even TRY to make 126 kilos. This isn’t the one concern surrounding tomorrow’s combat, as Ben Davison, coach of challenger Wooden, says he could pull his man out of the combat because of this complete large mess of a weigh-in.

Clearly, at 125.9, to Lara’s 129.8, Wooden is at a drawback.

Promoter of the combat Eddie Hearn tried to elucidate issues when talking with Speak Sport:

“During the last couple of days clearly with each fighters making championship weight, on the BBB of C test weight on combat week they weren’t proud of Lara’s weight on the time,” Hearn mentioned. “They ultimately made the choice that Lara can’t weight lower than 128.5 on the scales. They had been proud of Wooden’s weight and he’s allowed to make championship weight, he can win the world title on Saturday evening. The WBA will make their very own particular person ruling. As we all know usually if a championship fighter doesn’t make championship weight they’ll lose the belt on the scales and the belt will grow to be vacant.”

So, make of this one what you’ll. Have you ever ever seen something fairly like this earlier than? Certainly, it needs to be a easy case of, if a fighter doesn’t make weight, the combat is off until the opposite fighter is prepared to simply accept some compensation akin to a share of his opponent’s purse. However coach Davison is true to be offended proper now.

“Realistically this shouldn’t be taking place, ought to it? It’s a shame to be sincere,” Davison mentioned. “It’s an absolute shambles. Leigh was already in weight by the point we all know what weight he [Lara] is seeking to are available in at. I can’t sit right here and say we 100% rule out the combat not going down tomorrow. I can’t say that. It’s a dialogue I’ve gotta have with Leigh.”

Evidently, if the combat does go forward, and if Wooden will get knocked out, he could have a real grievance in that he was overwhelmed by a a lot heavier fighter. On the one hand, Wooden needs revenge badly, and he doesn’t need to pull out of the combat. Alternatively, can this combat now probably happen on an excellent enjoying subject?