Alaverdian weighed in at 111.8 pounds ahead of tomorrow's bout at the Westgate Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. His opponent, Josue Morales, was 112.6 pounds, which is over the flyweight limit, but under the one-pound allowance both fighters were given. Alaverdian wasn't told of the allowance until after he weighed in.
David has split his pro career between flyweight and super flyweight, so his weight is within his normal range of 110.5 and 115.75 pounds. Morales's low is 108.5 pounds, which he weighed for a fight last year. His heaviest came early in his career when he was 127.5 nine years ago. He has only been above the super flyweight limit once since 2021.
To get ready for this fight, Alaverdian sparred with a speedy southpaw prospect named Jerick Padsing and DeeJay Kriel, a former world champion from South Africa who fights out of an orthodox stance. He also sparred a couple amateur southpaws to get ready for Morales's style. Finding southpaw partners isn't always easy, but it's probably easier than finding partners who switch stances as Alaverdian does.
After the weigh-in, David drank a Pedialyte to help rehydrate and loaded up on fruit, including bananas, some pineapple, and grapes.
Alaverdian-Morales is the co-main event and is scheduled for six rounds. It will be streamed on BoxeoLV Facebook page. For The Jewish Boxing Blog's preview of the fight, click here.
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