Dainier Pero and Cesar Navarro successfully weighed in for their bout headlining Most Valuable Prospects 12 at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL on May 9. The pair square off at heavyweight, with Pero’s WBA Continental USA title on the line.
Unbeaten Las Vegas-based Cuban Olympian Dainier Pero (10-0, 8 KOs) came in at 239.8 lbs. Cesar Navarro (13-2, 11 KOs) of Phoenix, AZ, by way of Agua Prieta, Mexico, showed 216.2 lbs.
Local Corey Marksman (10-0-1, 7 KOs) and Tayden Beltran (10-0-1, 5 KOs) of Pomona, CA, both tipped the scales at 134.4 lbs for their co-main event bout. Kaipo Gallegos (8-0-1, 6 KOs) of Las Vegas and Mexico’s Pedro Castaneda Castro (8-0-1, 5 KOs) were 134.6 lbs and 134.4 lbs, respectively, for their main card showdown.
Philadelphia’s Natalie Dove (4-0) weighed in at 114.6 lbs, while her opponent Nayeli Rodriguez (3-0) of El Paso, TX, was 114.8 lbs. The matchup serves as the main card opener.
Previously announced for the MVP 12 card, bantamweight Alexander Gueche (7-0, 5 KOs) of Harbor City, CA, and lightweight David Ramirez Lima of Downey, CA, no longer battle it out on the night.
Check out the current MVP 12: Pero vs Navarro lineup and weights below.
The MVP 12: Pero vs Navarro weights are as follows:
Main card
- Dainier Pero (239.8) vs. Cesar Navarro (216.2)
- Corey Marksman (134.4) vs. Tayden Beltran (134.4)
- Kaipo Gallegos (134.6) vs. Pedro Castaneda Castro (134.4)
- Natalie Dove (114.6) vs. Nayeli Rodriguez (114.8)
Prelims
- Ariel Perez (175) vs. Mario Bedolla Orozco (175)
- Jeremy Adorno (136.6) vs. Jonathan Gabriel Pachado (140)
- Elise Soto (128.4) vs. Colleen Davis (127.6)
- Quincey Williams (151) vs. Jose Edgardo Perdomo (150.2)