The media arrived and Oscar Diaz played the role of hometown boy glad to be home
glad to be among friends.
Weigh In For the May 30 Fight Card(all photos and text copyright Esteban Erik Stipnieks reproduction by promotions company and fighters are permitted so long as Esteban Erik Stipnieks are credited...private users may right click and save photos for private consumption)
Weigh ins for fights in San Antonio tend to be fun....they
are mini reunions of the boxing community. The fights will be May 30 at
the Municipal auditorium top billing is Oscar Diaz who at 1 o'clock was holding
court at the lobby. Maribel arrived checking her weight on the state scale
to verify.
The media arrived and Oscar Diaz played the role of hometown boy glad to be home
glad to be among friends.
Things continued with first the photo opp for other media. Deadlines had to be met and video was needed.
The much hyped San Antonio battle for the local queen of
female boxing was also featured with its own photo op
The state of Texas worked hard to make this official with
all the required paperwork
Then Puro San
Antonio meets big time boxing came into focus with the room coming alive singing
"Happy Birthday" to Lou Duva.
cams
came out as Oscar Diaz watched Lou blow out the candles and Lou was given some
of that San Antonio hospitality. The medical checks and business side of
the weigh in continued.
(Former
gym mate and boxer Terry Carrillo helping with the medical checks of the fights
with Maribel Zurita)
(Bianca
getting her medical check)
Oscar Diaz 149 Roberto Valenuva 151
Bianca Ledezma 117
Maribel Zurita 113
Julio Valdez 119 V Ricardo Avila 120
James Cantu 139
Lee DeLeon took a penalty for being overweight fight is on.
Trooper Ledezma had an illness was unable to make the card. Contact Ticketmaster for info on this rare San Antonio Card it promises to be a treat with two fighters in seperate bouts making their pro debuts...a Diva Battle and Oscar Diaz coming coming.