Zinman (2-0, 1 KO) weighed in first. He hit the scale at 125.3 pounds, the same as his debut. He was 125.5 for his last fight. Sibisi (debut) came in at 126.2 pounds, just over the featherweight limit. Zinman's trainer Colin Nathan yelled, "Overweight!" when he saw the scale. Sibisi, who will have a noticeable height advantage, briefly looked stunned before gaining his composure.
"I couldn't care less about him or his weight," Zinman told The Jewish Boxing Blog, noting that Sibisi made weight later so there was no issue. "I'm just focused on the task at hand. No disrespect, I'm just pumped to get to work."
After the face off, Zinman and Sibisi gave each other a respectful fist bump. View a preview of this four-round fight here.
Feldman (6-0, 3 KOs) came in at 153.8 pounds. The 20 year old from Cape Town has been remarkably consistent with his weight thus far in his career. His lightest weight has been 152.5 pounds while this ties his heaviest, a difference of just over a pound.
Ntombela (4-11, 3 KOs) was initially 154.4 pounds, just over the 154-pound junior middleweight limit. Nathan, who also trains Feldman, bellowed, "Overweight as well!" Ntombela rubbed his head and smiled sheepishly. On his second attempt, he weighed 153.9 pounds.
A 32 year old from Newcastle, Ntombela will make his sixth start at junior middleweight. Nine of his fights have been at welterweight. He had one at junior welterweight in which he weighed 136.5 pounds in 2020. This is on the heavy side for Ntombela, but not his heaviest. A seven-and-a-half year pro, he scaled 154 pounds early in his career.
A preview of this six-round fight can be found here.
Video of the weigh-in courtesy of SA Boxing Talk. The fights will be shown tomorrow on YouTube and DAZN.
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