TRAVELLING WELSHMEN WEIGH IN
All around the world, Welshmen have weighed in for one of the busiest weekends of boxing in our principality for a long while. In the most important contest of the weekend, Swansea’s Enzo Maccarinelli (38-6, 30KO) weighed in for his WBA world light-heavyweight title challenge to champion Juergen Braehmer (42-2, 31KO) in Rostock, Germany. Maccarinelli, who once held a WBO world title up at cruiserweight, weighed in at 12st 6lbs and could make history by becoming the first Welshman to win official world titles in two weight categories. Braehmer also weighed 12st 6lbs, 1lb inside the light-heavyweight limit. The 33-year-old Welshman said, “It’s not only a massive night for me, but for Welsh sport as well. I can punch my way into the history books and become the nation’s first ever two weight world champion and to do it in Braehmer’s back yard would be an amazing achievement,” “It’s not going to be an easy night by any means. Braehmer’s a tough operator and a quality champion, but I’ve got a better chance than most people of beating him. The crowd will be hostile, but that’s going to work in my favour. The more they jeer me the more I’ll rise to the occasion.” On the undercard, Welsh welterweight champion Lewis Rees (9-0, 5KO) has moved down a division and weighed in his career lightest, 10st 1lbs. The ‘Rhondda Boy’ will take on durable Frenchman Renald Garrido (11-7, 2KO) over eight rounds.
