Isaac Dogboe and Joet Gonzalez each made weight on Friday for his or her featherweight crossroads bout on the Grand On line casino in Hinckley, Minn.
Dogboe (23-2, 15 knockouts) formally weighed in at 125.8 kilos after coming in barely over the restrict moments earlier. The 27-year-old from London by the use of Accra, Ghana was initially 126.2 kilos for the 10-round WBC featherweight title eliminator, however got here in below the burden when he eliminated his socks.
Gonzalez (25-2, 15 KOs) didn’t have to consider socks, coming in at 125.6 kilos on his first strive.
The bout will headline an ESPN+ card that may also function Gabriel Flores Jr. Guido Vianello and Javier Martinez in motion.
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For Dogboe, a former WBO junior featherweight titleholder, the bout is a chance to return to the world title image after successful three straight following a pair of punishing losses to Emanuel Navarrete in 2018 and 2019.
Dogboe was final within the ring in November, successful a majority determination over former title challenger Christopher Diaz.
Gonzalez, 28, of Los Angeles is hoping to earn a 3rd title shot after falling quick in two earlier makes an attempt on the WBO featherweight title towards Shakur Stevenson and Emanuel Navarrete. Gonzalez, who is 2 inches taller than the 5’4” Dogboe, managed to be extra aggressive towards Navarrete of their bout, and is coming off a ninth spherical stoppage win over Joe Santisima in March.
