WBO Welterweight Champion Brian Norman jr. And the challenger Derrieeck Cuegas successfully weighed today for their fellow festive attack on Saturday, March 29, for an event starting at 7pm ET/16:00 pt, pt, Live on ESPN and ESPN+ of the Bleaulive Theater in Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
(Credit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank)
In the main meeting, the WBO female welterweight champion Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan weighed their 10-round Rematch.
Weigh-in-results
Main card
– Mikaela Mayer 146 vs. Sandy Ryan 145.5
– Brian Norman jr. 146.7 vs. Derrieeck Cuevas 146.3
Preliminary map on ESPN+ at 7pm ET/4:00 pt
– Bruce Carrington 125.3 against Jose Enrique Vivas 125.8
– Emiliano Fernando Vargas 138.6 vs. Giovannie Gonzalez 138.3
– Tiger Johnson 146 vs. Kendo Castañeda 146.8
– Dedrick Crocklem 128.6 vs. Dionne Ruvalcaba 128.8
– Emmanuel Chance 119.4 vs. Miguel Guzman 118.7
“I feel like there’s a lot of pressure on Norman because he’s being treated as if he’s not a champion,” coach Greg Hackett said IceM Sports Media About the WBO welterweight champion, Brian Norman jr.
Brian Norman jr. Know he has to look good, but he knows he’s not well known yet. He must act because many fans only know him about his last fight against Giovani Santillan. Before the fight was Norman Jr. An unfamiliar with casual box fans. It did not help his situation that he had been out of the ring for ten months since that big win.
He should have come back faster and fought with someone. I know he wasted a lot of time to get a one -game with IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, but the top ranking should have sponsored earlier when it was clear that the money was not there to make the fight happen.
“He is the co-chief event under Mikalea Mayer, and the fights are not in his hometown,” Hackett said. “He should have had a battle in Atlanta. He must go out and act. He shouldn’t just win. He must look good because people want to fight (involve him) with boots and Barrios with the WBC. People want to see who is most important in that weight class. ‘
It is crazy that Brian Norman jr. Not put his own map in the south or anywhere in the foreground, he is stuck on the bottom map of Mikaela Mayer against Sandy Ryan 2 in Las Vegas. It looks bad. Keyshawn Davis had to put his own card in his hometown of Norfolk, Virginia, while he was still a contender. Why don’t top rank do this for Norman Jr.?
It doesn’t matter that Keyshawn fought in the 2020 Olympics. He did not win the gold. Andy Cruz of Cuba beat him. Norman jr. Must receive the same red carpet treatment according to the top rank as Davis.
“We got a new cast of guys. Who is the man? He is (Norman jr.) One of the guys holding the belts, ‘says Hackett. “So we had to see. That’s why I say there’s a little pressure. I think Norman will do pretty well. When I saw him in Atlanta, he was in good shape. I think he’s in good shape. I think he would do what he had to do.
“I feel very bad for the child that he is not celebrated in Atlanta where he came from,” Hackett said of Norman Jr. Must be on his way for his first defense and fight on the bottom map of a female game rather than heading.
Last updated on 03/28/2025
