The undercard at Wembley Stadium tonight was supposed to feature a clash between Kevin Mitchell and Ghislain Maduma with the winner getting a crack at the IBF lightweight champion Miguel Vazquez.
Unfortunately whilst the fight goes ahead it would appear that 29 year-old Kevin Mitchell has fallen foul of the IBF?s rules.
Apparently, having initially made the weight, fighters are expected to attend a second weigh-in on the morning of the fight, something called a check weigh-in.
Mitchell duly attended this morning knowing he had to restrict any weight gain, after the initial weigh-in, to 10ils. The scales showed that Mitchell?s weight had increased, overnight, by 12 pounds.
We understand that as a consequence if he wins, Mitchell will not automatically get that world title fight, although many Boxing pundits are tipping his opponent, the fast, skilful and hard-hitting Maduma, to win comfortably.
Only time will tell though, I guess!
Mitchell Hits Weight Problem
