It’s been 34 years since professional boxing has added a significant weight division. In 1987 the Cruiserweight or junior heavyweight division was introduced to allow smaller heavyweights whom were naturally too big to make the light heavyweight limit to compete at an optimum weight, here we are in 2021 where many of the heavyweight divisions major players are 250 / 60 pounds and in excess of 6 feet 6 inches in height, a far cry from 1987 when the world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was weighing close to 217 and under 6 feet. Introducing the Bridgerweight division, another niche classification which allows smaller heavyweights (which may have been considered big heavyweights in 1987) to compete between the weights of 210lbs and 228lbs. Oscar Rivas 27-1 (19 Ko’s) comes into tonight’s first ever Bridgerweight world championship fight with a 20 pound weight advantage over Ryan Rozicki 13-0 (13 Ko’s) At their weigh-in Thursday in Montreal for the World Boxing Council (WBC) bridgerweight title bout Oscar Rivas tipped in at 222, with Ryan Rozicki a more svelte 203.
Undercard Weights.
Sébastien Bouchard 148.6 vs. Sergio Ortega 148.2
Terry Osias: 172.6 vs. Joaquin Murrieta 173.4
Alexandre Roberge 207 vs. Francis Charbonneau 199.8
Kevin Menoche 153,8 vs. Thad Ridsdill 153.4
Alexis Barrière 235 vs. Rafael Sanchez Rojas 211
The card is hosted by The Venue L’Olympia in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and is promoted by GYM (Group Yvon Michel)
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