Mirco Cuello, Sergio Rios make weight ahead of interim 126-pound title clash
Aug 7, 2025
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They will contest the WBA interim title at Martyrs of Benina Stadium live on DAZN on Friday (2 p.m. ET/ 7 GMT).
BENGHAZI, Libya — Mirco Cuello and Sergio Rios came in bang on the featherweight limit of 126 pounds at Thursday's weigh in.
They will contest the WBA interim title at Martyrs of Benina Stadium live on DAZN on Friday (2 p.m. ET/ 7 GMT).
For no particular reason, with WBA champion Nick Ball fighting Sam Goodman on Aug. 16, the sanctioning body allowed Cuello (15-0, 12 KOs) and Rios (19-0, 7 KOs) to contest an interim title.
Light heavyweights Albert Ramirez and Jerome Pampellone made weight for their WBA interim belt, which will serve as the co-feature.
Ramirez (21-0, 18 KOs) weighed in at 175, while Pampellone (19-2, 12 KOs) was a little lighter at 173.9.
The weights for the rest of the Cuello-Rios undercard:
Lightweights, 10 rounds
• Sofiane Oumiha (6-0, 3 KOs), 134.3, Toulouse, France
• Francisco Fonseca (36-4-2, 29 KOs), 134, Managua, Nicaragua
Junior lightweights, 10 rounds
• Josue Aguero (13-0, 7 KOs), 130, Catamarca, Argentina
• Diego Aleman (20-3-1, 14 KOs), 129, Rosarito, Mexico
Crusierweights, 10 rounds
• Mike Perez (31-3-1, 22 KOs), 195.5, Cork, Ireland by way of Ciego de Avila, Cuba
• Christian Luis (12-4, 8 KOs), 199.6, General Roca, Argentina
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