Canelo Alvarez, Jermell Charlo both weigh 167.4 pounds for their fight

The official weights definitely don’t point out a distinction in dimension.

Tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo on Friday each weighed in at 167.4 kilos – .6 beneath the division restrict — for his or her pay-per-view combat Saturday evening at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.

That’s about 12 kilos greater than Charlo, the 154-pound champ, has weighed for any combat in his profession and about 15 greater than he did for his most up-to-date bout. He’s shifting up two divisions to problem Alvarez.

Charlo (35-1-1, 19 KOs) additionally hasn’t taken half in a combat of this magnitude, which could’ve been mirrored in his demeanor on the comparatively uneventful weigh-in outdoors T-Cell.

He rocked backward and forward when he was being interviewed after he stepped off the size as lots of of largely pro-Alvarez followers appeared on. Which may’ve been a product of each nerves and pleasure.

“Each time I step into the ring what time it’s,” he stated. “Regardless of how they’ve him overrated – he’s widespread right here – I find it irresistible, I get pleasure from it. … Hey, it’s time. I’m a foul motherf—-r.”

Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs) was extra comfortable as a result of he has taken half in lots of high-profile fights. That is his 16^th combat in Las Vegas.

The Mexican star was requested whether or not his perceived dimension benefit might be a major issue. In spite of everything, Charlo shouldn’t be accustomed to being hit by or hitting an opponent who has shared the ring with greater males.

Alvarez dismissed the notion.

“I believe it’s going to be an excellent combat,” he stated. “The dimensions issue doesn’t matter. I did that (fought at the next weight) earlier than and I felt good. It’ll be an excellent combat. I’m prepared for all the pieces.”