Burton and Scutt make weight in Argentina

Well the boys have won their first fights in La Rioja, Argentina.  Their oppnents??  The scales!

Shawn was first on the scales ahead of his Organizacion Mundial de Deportes de Combate (O.M.D.C) World Title bout against Ivan ‘El Terrible’ Alvarez (78-5) and came in at 63.8kgs for the 64kg (140 lbs) limit.  Ivan hit the scales even lighter at 63.6kgs.  Both fighters looked in great shape at the press conference and spoke very respectfully towards each other, both citing that this is arguably both fighters toughest challenges to date.

Over 20 reporters for tv, radio and paper were at the conference and all very keen to speak to Shawn about his expectations regarding the fight.

Tom Scutt also beat the scales, coming in at 68.9kg for his O.M.D.C World Title at 69kgs against Buenos Aires’ Alberto Median (19-1).  Scutt has superior height and reach advantage and many people in La Rioja fancy his to take the title after watching him train over the passed week.  He is looking very fit and extremely fast and has once again made some new fans whilst abroad.

After the weigh in the ‘Lincoln Boys’ were once again surrounded by people all wanting photo opportunities with the English title challengers.

The promotional work doesn’t stop their, at 5:30pm (1:30pm Argentinian time) the lads are on BBC Radio Lincolnshire for an interview so be sure to tune in to that.

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