Shane Mosley Jr missed weight on the first attempt for his middleweight clash with Denzel Bentley. Mosley fights Bentley in the chief support to Chris Billam-Smith vs Cheavon Clarke at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday, live on Sky Sports. The son of boxing legend Shane Mosley, the American contender took to the scales on Friday morning for the official weigh in.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Tall and big for the weight, Mosley looked gaunt as he stepped on to the scales. Stripping to shave off some additional weight, he stepped on to the scales behind a screen but was still one pound over the middleweight limit for his first attempt. London's Bentley looked in fine condition as he hit the 160lb limit exactly.
He stayed to watch Mosley return to the scales. The American took the full hour to shed the final pound but did so, having to strip again. "He's made the weight now, hopefully rehydrates nice and healthy and we have a good fight tomorrow," Bentley told Sky Sports.
"It's not his first time making middleweight. I feel fit and well that gives me confidence, the fact that I feel so good. "That's what makes it a good fight, both of us are confident.
We haven't got to be at each other's throats to make a fight. We're both respectful but we're letting each other know I think I'm coming out the victor." The main event sees former cruiserweight world champion Chris Billam-Smith take on old amateur rival Cheavon Clarke. Clarke made weight easily, scaling 198.8lbs.
For Billam-Smith it was a harder cut but he came in at 199.5lbs. Both Billam-Smith and Clarke are coming off thrilling wins, beating Ryan Rozicki and Jack Massey respectively in barnstorming bouts in Bournemouth in June. That put the two on a collision course.
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