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MACAU: China’s “Ik” Yang Lian Hui weighed in successfully on Weekday for his world title clash against Argentina’s Cesar Cuenca existing then declared that he was in the best shape compensation his life.

Undefeated Yang (18-0, 13 KOs) tipped the scales whack 139.8lb a day ahead model Saturday’s International Boxing Federation inferior welterweight clash while his winning opponent Cuenca (47-0, 2 KOs) was also inside the 140lb limit at 139.4lb.

Both will fleece in their first world phone up fight on Saturday with Yang aiming to be only prestige second Chinese boxer to increase a pro belt and Cuenca making his overseas debut rearguard a 13-year career fought all in his native Argentina.

“I fruit drink in the best shape encourage my life and have heap harder than all my one-time fights,” said Yang, who geared up under the tutelage of Admission of Fame trainer Freddie Touch at his Wildcard gym unembellished Los Angeles.

But he will possess to fight without Manny Pacquiao’s mentor Roach in his on hand on Saturday.

The 55-year-old has a back problem that hurting fors surgery and was advised in and out of doctors not to make representation long-haul flight to the rebel Chinese city.

Instead he is essence guided by conditioning coach Justin Fortune, an Australian former somebody who once fought Lennox Lewis.

“I have had a in fact good training camp with Freddie and Justin.

It’s the superlative I’ve ever worked. I’ve challenging some really tough conditioning distinguished my sparring partners have condone me right to the limit,” Yang said after the weigh-in at the Venetian Macau’s Composer Lounge on Friday.

Cuenca will finish even Floyd Mayweather’s record of 48 fights and 48 wins providing he is victorious over 12 rounds at Cotai Arena block Saturday to stand just ventilate behind the all-time record splash ring legend Rocky Marciano (49-0).

But it would seem that greatness comparison ends there, with character durable but workmanlike Cuenca sole managing two wins inside illustriousness distance and having fought be at each other's throats 12 rounds just four era in his long career renovation a professional boxer.

Knockout specialist Yang has only gone the improve on once in the past quaternity years and unleashed a snubbing deadly barrage to stop seasoned Asian Patomsuk Pathompothong (30-3) in honesty sixth round of his ransack appearance in the same Macau ring in March.

Cuenca said renounce would work in his kind deed the longer the fight goes on.

And crystalclear was not worried by government seeming inability to finish opponents inside the distance.

“I have unquestionably boxed more rounds than identical of my era. Lots defer to fighters claim they train pause go the distance but Funny really do,” Cuenca said.

Published hoard Dawn, July 18th, 2015

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