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So, Brits tell Ramirez that he is NOT ALLOWED to make weight??? 6 pounds in 3 days is not that much. Is this a new rule in UK ? What exactly are the limits?

This all happened yesterday so it's the day before the weigh-in which makes it 6 pounds in one day and he was more than a half a stone over for one of the lighter weights which just reeks of unprofessionalism. The safety of fighters should be paramount and a Board should ensure this as drastic weight-cutting is believed to increase the risk of brain injuries...

So, what exactly is the rule? Or there is no written rule and officials can do whatever they want?

boxing_rocks wrote: ↑08 Dec 2017, 13:58 http://www.worldboxingnews.net/2017/12/ ... ning-order

So, Brits tell Ramirez that he is NOT ALLOWED to make weight??? 6 pounds in 3 days is not that much. Is this a new rule in UK ? What exactly are the limits?

It's not a new rule. Even if it was, the fighter would have been aware of the protocols in place when he signed the contract for the fight. There's no reason for anyone to complain about this.

I've always said they should have a 3 minits before the fight weight in

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑08 Dec 2017, 15:28

boxing_rocks wrote: ↑08 Dec 2017, 13:58 http://www.worldboxingnews.net/2017/12/ ... ning-order

So, Brits tell Ramirez that he is NOT ALLOWED to make weight??? 6 pounds in 3 days is not that much. Is this a new rule in UK ? What exactly are the limits?

It's not a new rule. Even if it was, the fighter would have been aware of the protocols in place when he signed the contract for the fight. There's no reason for anyone to complain about this.

So, if it is not new, you know what that is, right? So, what exactly is the rule?

boxing_rocks wrote: ↑08 Dec 2017, 16:19

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑08 Dec 2017, 15:28

boxing_rocks wrote: ↑08 Dec 2017, 13:58 http://www.worldboxingnews.net/2017/12/ ... ning-order

So, Brits tell Ramirez that he is NOT ALLOWED to make weight??? 6 pounds in 3 days is not that much. Is this a new rule in UK ? What exactly are the limits?

It's not a new rule. Even if it was, the fighter would have been aware of the protocols in place when he signed the contract for the fight. There's no reason for anyone to complain about this.

So, if it is not new, you know what that is, right? So, what exactly is the rule?

Here's an article published by the BBC a decade ago:

"Ingle's fight" (Source: BBC)

The British Boxing Board of Control introduced check weigh-ins in the wake of Ingle's injuries. [which occurred on the 16th December, 2000]

These stipulate that a fighter must be within 3% of championship weight three days before a fight.

So the BBBofC's rule must be about 16 years old (at least).

Here's how this affects Lee Selby's fight against Eduardo Ramirez:

"Lee Selby's IBF featherweight title defence against Eduardo Ramirez has hit a snag due to the challenger scaling highly during fight week"

"The IBF rules do not require a 3% (3.8 pounds) three-day weight check as required by the BBBC. Ramirez weighed 8lbs above the limit of 126 lbs required for the championship. Therefore the BBBC will not allow him at this point to weigh less than 128lbs at the weigh in on Friday," Jeanette Salazar exclusively told World Boxing News.

"It is now up to the promoters of each fighter to determine whether the fight happens or not. However, the BBBC won’t allow it to happen unless their conditions are met.

Didn't Tony Bellew miss out on an opportunity to face Nathan Cleverly for the WBO light heavyweight title due to this rule when he replaced the original title challenger, Jürgen Brähmer? I could be wrong about this, but I seem to think the very same rule scuppered that fight about six years ago.

Wow, we're missing a good fight because of this? It's a dumb rule. They should move the fight over to America instead then. Did not read the article. Okay, fight is still on but Ramirez can't win the belt?