Don King’s Return To Greatness Card Weigh Results
Don King Productions is back, and just like that, all eyes will be on Ilunga Makabu as his promoter tries to lure the sport’s biggest star, Canelo Alvarez, for a fight later this year. Aside from Michael Moore’s ladder failure, every other fighter made weight for this card.
The final weights and official six championship fight card are below.
WBC CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 12 ROUNDS
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Ilunga Makabu- 197 lbs.
Thabiso Mchunu – 198½ pounds
Referee: Harvey Dock (New Jersey). Judges: Steve Weisfeld (NJ), Nathan Palmer (Indiana), Jamie Garayua (Ohio)
WBA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 12 ROUNDS
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Trevor Bryan – 268 lbs.
Jonathan Guidry – 246½ lbs.
Referee: Lonnie Scott (Ohio). Judges: Nathan Palmer (Indiana), Steve Weisfeld (NJ), Brian Kennedy (Ohio)
NABA CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE – 10 LAPS
Johnnie Langston – 199½ lbs.
Nick Kisner – 198½ lbs.
Referee: George Nichols (California). Judges: Brian Kennedy (Ohio), Jamie Garayua (Ohio), Steve Weisfeld (NJ)
NABA GOLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE – 10 LAPS
DaCarree Scott – 276½ lbs.
Ahmed Hefny – 216 lbs.
Referee: George Nichols (California). Judges: Brian Kennedy (Ohio), Jamie Garayua (Ohio), Nathan Palmer (Indiana)
NABA WELTERWEIGHT TITLE – 10 LAPS
Cody Wilson – 145 lbs.
Tre’Sean Wiggins – 145½ lbs.
Referee: Lonnie Scott (Ohio). Judges: Steve Weisfeld (New Jersey), Brian Kennedy (Ohio), Jamie Garayua (Ohio)
NABA MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE – 10 ROUNDS
Michael Moore – 164 lbs.
Anthony Lenk – 159 lbs.
Referee: Harvey Dock (New Jersey). Judges: Jamie Garayua (Ohio), Steve Weisfeld (NJ), Brian Kennedy (Ohio)
** Moore has exceeded the limit and is not eligible to win the title. **
ABOUT DON KING: RETURN TO GREATNESS, MAKABU-MCHUNU, BRYAN-GUIDRY
WBA heavyweight champion Ilunga Makabu (28-2, 25 KOs) will defend his crown against the WBC Cruiserweight silver champion Thabiso mchunu (23-5, 13 KOs), while WBA Heavyweight Champion Trevor Bryan (21-0, 15 KOs) will defend his title against Jonathan Guidry (17-0-2, 10 KOs) at the Don King Productions six championship fight card on Saturday, Jan. 29, from WD Packard Music Hall in Warren, Ohio. In addition, Johnnie Langston (9-3, 3 KO) of Sarasota, Fla., will face Nick Kisner (22-5-1, 6 KOs) of Baltimore, Md., in a 10-round NABA Cruiserweight title fight, and undefeated Decatur, Ga., prospect Dacarree Scott, who is a perfect 6-0 with 6 knockouts, will face Ahmed Hefni (13-1, 5 KOs) from Queens, NY, for the NABA Gold Heavyweight title. Additionally, West Virginia Cody Wilson (10-3, 7 KOs) will meet the New Yorkers Tre’Sean Wiggins (12-5-3, 6 KOs) in a fight for the NABA middleweight title, and the NABA middleweight championship will be up for grabs as a local product Michael Moore (18-3, 8 KOs) from Cleveland, Ohio, battles Antoine Lenk (17-7, 7 KOs) of Niagara Falls, NY.
Tickets priced at $550, $350, $250, $275 and $80 are on sale at ticket master or the WD Packard Music Room. The fight card will be televised through Donking.com, DKPBoxing.com, Where itube247.com starting at 6 p.m. ET for $49.99.