By Jake Donovan

Omar Figueroa showed up heavy for his scheduled 12-round junior welterweight battle with Ricky Burns, which takes place Saturday afternoon at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas.

The unbeaten slugger from nearby Weslaco weighed in at 141.5 lbs. - more than a pound above the 140 lb. contracted weight - and has two hours to shed the excess poundage. His team didn't seem particularly concerned about the repercussions, insisting the fight will go on as planned and that everything was taken care of, whether or not he makes weight.

For his part, Burns checked in at 139.2 lbs. The bout marks the first in the United States for the former 130 lb. and 135 lb. titlist from Scotland. His stateside debut versus Figueroa airs live on CBS (Saturday, 4:00 p.m. ET/3:00 p.m. local time).

is now competitng at the junior welterweight division after having abandoned his title late last year. The undefeated Texan managed two successful defenses, including a 9th round stoppage of Daniel Estrada last August. 

Burns (37-4-1, 11KOs) finally found his way back into the win column fighting a three-fight winless skid. The slide included a title-losing effort last March to Terence Crawford, who went on to be named by the BWAA as 2014 Fighter of the Year. An upset loss to Dejan Zlaticanin last June had Burns' handlers concerned he was done at the top level, picking up a victory at the domestic level last Ocober before agreeing to the Figueroa fight and one last shot at the big time. 

In the televised co-feature, Jamie McDonnell defends a secondary version of a bantamweight title as he faces unbeaten Tomoki Kameda. Both fighters were inside the 118 lb. limit for what was originally planned as a unification bout, only for Kameda to vacate his title after the WBO refused to sanction the fight in not recognizing McDonnell as a true (primary) titlist. 

Also on the card, former 154 lb. beltholder Austin Trout faces Luis Galarza, a very late replacement for the injured Anthony Mundine. 

Trout (28-2, 15KOs) tipped the scales at 157 lbs. in search of his third straight win following back-to-back losses to Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Erislandy Lara in 2013. 

Galarza (20-3, 14KOs) came in a career-high - but chiseled - 155.6 lbs. Primarily a welterweight, Galarza agreed to the above-the-limit junior middleweight belt in accepting the fight on three days notice. 

Jake Donovan is the Managing Editor of krikya360.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox