STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA – Julian Rodarte was slated to take on Andrew Rogers in an eight-round lightweight bout as the co-feature to the Gabriel Flores Jr. headlined streaming pay-per-view from Banner Island Ballpark tonight. The only problem was Rogers weighed-in at the junior welterweight limit of 140-pounds instead on Friday morning.
After the camps for each fighter met with representatives of the California State Athletic Commission, Rogers (8-12-3, 3 KOs) of Elkhart, Indiana has been given the opportunity to take to the scales a second time the following afternoon under the condition he could only rehydrate up to 143-pounds maximum in order to salvage the bout.
So far this morning, Rogers has shown he is game for fight night, having weighed-in for Rodarte’s team this morning, having gained just one-pound to weigh 141. Rogers will still weigh-in again at 3 p.m. and needs to not exceed the 143.
Rodarte (19-1-2, 8 KOs) of Downey, California, who scaled a ready 134.4-pounds Friday, is looking to bounce back from a majority decision loss to Flores in March.
In the main event, Flores (23-2, 8 KOs) of Stockton defends his WBA Continental USA title against Ronal Ron (14-6, 11 KOs) of Chino Hills, California by way of Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela in an eight-round lightweight bout.
Tickets for the event, promoted by G-Squad Entertainment and streamed via pay-per-view by the BLK Prime streaming service, are available online at gsquadent.com
Mario Ortega can be reached at [email protected]
