Natasha Jonas’ coach Joe Gallagher wasn’t happy with the size for the official weigh-in earlier than tomorrow’s combat with Lauren Worth. Gallagher claims that the size wasn’t correctly calibrated, making the official weights unofficial, however he admits that whereas he doesn’t suppose it’s proper that nobody will finally care sufficient to handle the difficulty.
“We’re at a prestigious venue, we’ve bought a prestigious occasion, we’re combating for a unification, world champions,” Gallagher mentioned. “The one factor you anticipate on combat night time and weigh-in night time, to have a set of calibrated scales to make the proper weight. They aren’t calibrated scales.
“The sticker’s up there on the display, they’re calibrated on the ninth of January. We’re right here in March…Them scales, boxing clever, are put there and calibrated proper right here, proper now, at the moment, they usually don’t transfer. They’re not calibrated at a lodge and transported. As soon as them scales have moved they don’t seem to be calibrated no extra, and that sticker on there may be the ninth of January.
“Everybody that weighed-in went ‘they’re gentle, they’re gentle, they’re gentle,’ and pay attention, I’m solely defending Natasha…The purpose is you’ve bought this big status occasion and we will’t get a set of correct calibrated scales. Now, yeah, they’ve made the load, however they’re not calibrated. And sure, she’s two kilos underneath, however the level is you’ve bought be on calibrated scales.
“I do know individuals say it’s me kicking off once more, however we’re speaking about world title degree. Are you able to think about, hypothetically, are you able to think about Pacquiao vs Mayweather — I’m not saying it’s like that — or Claressa Shields and whoever else, they usually weren’t calibrated scales in America?
“And the board will flip round and go ‘they’re comfortable,’ after all they’re, however I’ve bought to watch out right here as a result of I’ll get fined, however after all they’re comfortable. However the level is you haven’t abided by the principles, they’re not calibrated and nobody can produce a sticker that stating at the moment’s date for them scales to weigh-in.
“Technically this isn’t a world title combat as a result of they’ve not been achieved on calibrated scales. However nobody’s going to push that. You’ll overrule me, Sky will overrule me, the board will overruled me, however on the finish of the day I’m simply abiding by the principles.”
