Burke’s blog: Han weighs in
Blog by Louie Burke
After a long, drawn-out weigh-in, which was scheduled for 2:00 and didn’t take place until about 4:30, the starving, thirsty fighters were finally weighed. Luckily, Abie ate a good breakfast and was hydrated, but most of the other fighters appeared to be suffering as they had to wait for the commissioners to shuffle through the mess of paperwork and then wait again, for the doctor to show up.
When it finally got under way, Abraham and Ibahiem King were called to the scales.
Abie weighed in at 155, a pound under the 156 contracted weight, and his opponent, King, was two pounds under, coming in at 154. Both looked lean and are fighting at a lower weight than they fought in the amateur ranks.
During the face-off, matchmaker Vince Parra was hollering out, “This is the fight of the night” referring to Abie’s and King’s fight. The fight’s scheduled for six rounds, a first for Abie and the second go ‘round for King. I have to agree with Vince in foreseeing a tough battle, but I feel good about Abie’s pre fight preparation.
After the weigh-in, we found a pasta joint where we put down a hefty plate of angel hair with red meat sauce, drank plenty of water and topped it off with a dish of Spumoni ice cream. We then went for a walk and had Vince take us to the hotel to rest and watch the NBA play-offs.
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