Feldman Makes Weight, Muyaya Misses

Even though Joshua Feldman (3-0) weighed in a tad bit under the 154-pound junior middleweight limit, he'll be fighting at middleweight+ at Box Camp Booysens tomorrow in Johannesburg, South Africa. His opponent Henry Muyaya badly missed weight.

"I was a little annoyed," Feldman told The Jewish Boxing Blog, "because I thought once again there would be a problem with the fight happening." Feldman has been no stranger to opponents trying to pull out of fights against him at the last moment.

Last March, Feldman's opponent Sibosiso Muteleni came in drastically underweight and had to be convinced to stay in the fight. He put on a few pounds, got in the ring, and was blasted out of there within two rounds. Then in July, Welcome Malumbu hit weight, but withdrew moments before he and Feldman were scheduled to enter the ring.

Muyaya (1-6) originally weighed in at 162 pounds. He was made to run off some excess poundage and finally tipped the scales at 160.5 pounds, which is still a half pound over the middleweight limit. This will be the fifth fight in a row he has had a significant weight disparity with his opponent. Sometimes he's much heavier, like his ten-pound advantage over his last opponent, Pieter de Klerk, and sometimes he gives up weight, like the six pounds he gave to Dylan Prosser.

Once Feldman was confident the fight would be on, his annoyance dissipated. About Muyaya's weight advantage, Josh said, "I don't really care. I'll fight him regardless of his weight. I know I'll win."

While Muyaya was forced to run, Feldman refueled with a bowl of Coco Pops in milk, fruit, French toast, and an almond croissant.

This bout is scheduled for four rounds and can be watched on DAZN and Vision View TV. The JBB's preview can be found here.

courtesy of Boxing5 Promotions