Ryder vs Akkawy weigh-in results

by Samuel Rosenberg

WBA.com

The weigh-in for the WBA title fight undercard bouts for Canelo vs Jacobs that will feature two different World Boxing Association (WBA) Title fights took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in an evening that will be broadcast by DAZN.

John Ryder and Bilal Akkawy will face off for the vacant interim Super Middleweight title of the World Boxing Association (WBA), with Ryder coming in at 167.5 lbs and Akkawy coming in at 167.5 lbs, enabling them to fight for the WBA title.

The fighters, who hail from Britain and Australia, will enter the ring at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to fight for the interim WBA belt in the lead up to the fight between Saul Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs.

Ryder has already been WBA international champion and is looking for a new title that will bring him closer to the biggest fights. The Londoner is 30 years old and in his record there are rivals with the likes of Jamie Cox and former champion Rocky Fielding.

For his part Akkawy, who is 25 years old, has already been WBA Oceania Champion and will go into his first big fight in a place as important as Las Vegas. The Australian is a tough and insistent fighter who has been a teammate of Canelo’s in the past.