Both Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs are under the limit of 176 lbs for their mandated 30-day weigh-ins ahead of their May 4th showdown.
On May 4th, a massive middleweight championship unification bout is in store for fight fans to savor. WBC and WBA champion Canelo Alvarez (51-1-2, 35 KOs) will take on IBF titleholder Daniel Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs) in a highly anticipated clash between two of the best 160 lbs fighters in the world.
Because the WBC title is at stake, the sanctioning body has a requirement that fighters weigh-in 30 days, 14 days, and 7 days out from fight night. At the 30-day mark, neither man can weigh more than 10% above the contracted limit. In this case, both Canelo and Jacobs have to be under 176 lbs.
The 30-day weigh-in results are in, and Alvarez unsurprisingly was well under the limit at 168.2 lbs, whereas Jacobs was slightly under 176 lbs, coming in at 175.4.
Pre-weigh ins of 30, 14 and 7 days prior to a WBC fight are required in order to prevent sudden dehydration that causes serious damage.
Demonstrating their commitment, @Canelo
& @DanielJacobsTKO
have presented their 30 days Weigh-in in.Thanks for making boxing a safer SPORT ! pic.twitter.com/6eI9ELema4
— Mauricio Sulaiman (@wbcmoro) April 6, 2019
New WBC rules require fighters be no more than 5% above the contracted weight at the 14-day weigh-in, and just 3% at the 7-day mark. Previously, the 5% stipulation was for the 7-day weigh-in, and the introduction of a 14-day weigh-in is new. Furthermore, this fight has special rules that neither fighter can weigh more than 170 lbs on same-day weigh-ins, scheduled for 8 AM.
Canelo vs. Jacobs will stream live on DAZN from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.