Photos: Mason and Bell make weight for 135-pound title

Champion Abdullah Mason and challenger Albert Bell successfully weighed in and faced off ahead of their bout for the WBO 135-pound title. The contest takes place this Saturday, July 4, at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center.

Cleveland-based 22-year-old southpaw Mason (20-0, 17 KOs) of Bedford, Ohio, came in at 135 lbs for the first defense of his belt.
Toledo’s 33-year-old Bell (28-0, 9 KOs), who took the fight on short notice as a replacement for Joe Cordina, showed 134.9 lbs for his first attempt to become a champion.

Also making it official at the weigh-in were the fighters battling on the Mason vs Bell undercard.

Brooklyn’s WBC 126-pound champion Bruce Carrington (17-0, 10 KOs) and challenger Rene Palacios (19-0-1, 10 KOs) of Mexico tipped the scales at 124.9 lbs and 125.5 lbs, respectively.
Cleveland’s Delante “Tiger” Johnson (17-0, 8 KOs) weighed in at 147 lbs for his bout against Canada-based Mexican Christopher Guerrero (16-0, 9 KOs), who registered 146.6 lbs.
Deric Davis (11-0, 10 KOs) of Fort Washington, Maryland, weighed in at 134.3 lbs, while his opponent Carlos Ramos (18-4-1, 10 KOs) of Spain by way of Ecuador was 134.8 lbs.

See the weigh-in photos, along with the current Mason vs Bell lineup and weights below.