All eight boxers were on weight today at the official pre-fight weigh-ins ahead of tomorrow night’s BOXXER Series Liverpool: Super-Lightweight Tournament.
With a £100,000 prize fund on the line – the largest in UK boxing tournament history – the eight boxers are ready to lay it all on the line in Saturday night’s contests and were in high spirits during today’s weigh-ins at the iconic Royal Liver Building.
The quarter-final matches for the BOXXER Series Liverpool: Super-Lightweight Tournament were drawn yesterday, with the fighters having to hit the scales at 140 pounds (63.5 kg) or less today.
**Weigh-in video here**
Today’s weigh-in results were as follows:
Sean Dodd (Birkenhead) (17-5-1, 3 KO’s) – 10st 1lb
vs. Cori Gibbs (Birmingham) (13-0, 3 KO’s) – 10st
Kane Gardner (Manchester) (11-1, 6 KO’s) – 10st 1lb 13oz
vs. Nathan Bennett (Liverpool) (9-2, 2 KO’s) – 10st 2lb
Tom Farrell (Liverpool) (18-4, 5 KO’s) – 10st 2lb
vs. Ben Fields (Digbeth) (10-10, 2 KO’s) – 10st 1lb 7oz
Lee Appleyard (Rotherham) (17-6-1, 5 KO’s) – 10st 1lb 12oz
vs. Levi Kinsiona (Sheffield) (8-1, 1 KO) – 10st 2lb
The BOXXER Series Liverpool: Super-Lightweight Tournament takes place this Saturday November 6 at Space M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool and airs live and exclusively on Sky Sports from 8pm.
Fast, action-packed and unpredictable, BOXXER Series tournaments utilize the short-form boxing forma of 3 x 3-minute rounds.
Expect explosive encounters as boxers look for decisive wins to guarantee their passage to the next stage, with the action and drama inside the ring complemented by a unique BOXXER Series live event experience.
