NEW YORK - Undisputed middleweight world champion Claressa Shields and former welterweight champion Ivana Habazin met face-to-face at the official weigh-in before their long-awaited showdown for the vacant WBC and WBO 154-pound world titles this Friday, January 10 live on SHOWTIME from Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. (photos by Stephanie Trapp)

The weigh-in also featured Philadelphia’s welterweight sensation Jaron Ennis and Brooklyn-based contender Bakhtiyar Eyubov, who meet in the 10-round co-featured bout.

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Plus Lindenhurst, N.Y. native and WBA Super Middleweight Champion Alicia Napoleon Espinosa and undefeated IBF Super Middleweight Champion Elin Cederroos, who will clash in a blockbuster unification bout to open the SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION action at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.  The event is promoted by Salita Promotions in association with T-REX BOXING PROMOTIONS.

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Unified 154-Pound World Championship

Claressa Shields – 153 ½ lbs.

Ivana Habazin – 152 ½ lbs.

Referee: Sparkle Lee; Judges: Debra Barnes (New Jersey), Lynne Carter (Pennsylvania), Robin Taylor (New York)

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10-Rd Welterweight Bout

Jaron Ennis – 145 ¾ lbs.

Bakhtiyar Eyubov – 146 ¼ lbs.

Referee: Earl Brown; Judges: Jackie Atkins (New Jersey), Albert Bennett (New Jersey); James Kinney (New Jersey)

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Alicia Napoleon Espinosa – 164 lbs.

Elin Cederroos – 166 ½ lbs.

Referee: Benjy Esteves; Judges: Mark Consentino (New Jersey), Lawrence Layton (New Jersey), John McKaie (New York)

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