A confusing 16 hour stretch came to a halt as Lance Pugmire of the LA Times reported that Erick Bone made the 149 lbs. weight limit at around 9:30 am PST in an undisclosed location in the greater LA area. This puts an end to a truly dreadful bit of confusion as Mayfield contacted me directly at 8:15PM explaining he signed to fight Porter for a large sum of money. Mayfield appeared very confident and explained “…be sure to include that in your piece.

The odd thing was even after getting an exclusive about Mayfield getting the fight, Premier Boxing refused put an official release as to who would be facing Shawn Porter. This morning reports differed as conflicting reports of Mayfield and Erick Bone fighting Shawn Porter flooded the internet streets. The Pugmire tweet along with several confirmed reports I made with people in Ontario, CA stated that the Porter camp picked Bone for the fight tonight, oddly nothing has been announced official, but according to reports Mayfield’s manager and big brother, LaRon Mayfield, Bone will fight tonight not Mayfield.

According to many sources, Bone was picked by Spike TV network executives over Mayfield, but Mayfield was assured that he will be taken care of in the future. The number for the foe of Shawn Porter’s purse was rumored at $170,000.

The whole circus around the Shawn Porter fight began once Roberto Garcia failed his pre-fight medical not allowing him to make weight for the fight.