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

In an exclusive interview with ITRBoxing.com senior writer Lukie Ketelle, Karim Mayfield explained that he took a fight on 24 hour notice against Shawn Porter for the Premier Boxing Champions on Spike TV television debut. Porter’s original opponent, Roberto Garcia, failed a pre-fight medical exam and was ruled out of competition.