The weights are in for the battle between World Boxing Association "regular" super middleweight champion Tyron Zeuge of Germany and and Nigerian challenger Isaac Ekpo. The two fighters weighed in on Friday in Brandenburg, Germany and are ready to fight on Saturday March 25th.
Zeuge, who is ready to do some damage, weighed in at 167.5 pounds. The German fighter will defend his title for the first time, which he won last year after knocking out Italian veteran Giovanni De Carolis in the twelfth round.
On the other hand, Ekpo weighed 166.4 pounds. He occupies the third place of the WBA ranking in his division and will fight for the first time for a world title. However, the Nigerian has not known defeat since 2013 and has a string of 7 victories by knockout.
Zeuge has a record of 19 wins, a draw and 11 knockouts, while Ekpo has won 31 bouts, lost 2, and knocked out in 24 fights. This bout was ordered by the WBA World Championships Committee.
The officials for the contest will include supervisor Jesper Jensen from Denmark, referee Raul Caiz Jr. from United States, and the three neutral judges have been set with Pawel Kardini from Poland, Juan Manuel García from Spain and Rafael Carabaño from Venezuela.