Yan Zak Weighs In Ahead of Debut

Yan Zak, the 25 year old decorated amateur from Israel, weighed in ahead of his clash against Darshan Singh tomorrow at the Round 10 Boxing Club in Dubai, U.A.E. Zak is one of the most decorated amateur Jewish boxers in years.

From Ashdod, Zak arrived in Dubai yesterday and weighed in today. BoxRec lists the fight at heavyweight, but Zak's team told The Jewish Boxing Blog that the fight is actually scheduled to take place in the cruiserweight division. Zak has primarily fought at 200 pounds as an amateur recently.

Unofficially, Zak weighed 198 pounds. Singh (2-4, 2 KOs) was 189.5 pounds. The 20 year old from Badiala, India has been as light as 182.5 pounds (his last fight) and as heavy as 202.8 pounds (his first fight).

Zak-Singh is scheduled for six rounds. For a preview of the fight, visit here.