Garth Wood and Sam Soliman face off. Photos by Peter McDermott
Garth Wood weighing in.
**More photos below the weights**
Garth Wood and Sam Soliman made weight this afternoon at the Novotel Hotel, Sydney Olympic Park ahead of their much hyped interim IBF Pan Pacific Middleweight title fight at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre on Sunday afternoon-19th February 2012.
The fight will be Garth’s first since losing to Anthony Mundine in April of 2011 and he has recently hired new trainer, Joel Keegan to help him transform his style.
Soliman won an IBF box-off semi final in November against Eromosele Albert and was due to fight Osumanu Adama in an eliminator but due to contract dramas Daniel Geale is now locked in against Adama.
Sam Soliman weighing in.
A win for Soliman will lift himself into the #1 contender spot for the IBF title while a win for Wood will see himself ranked inside the top 15.
The co-feature bout will see Yao Yi Ma take on Virgil Kalakoda over 12 rounds for the IBF Pan Pacific Light Middleweight title.
The undercard features: Sam Ah See vs Aswin Cabuy, Peter Brennan vs Michael O’Donnell, Ben McCulloch vs Atalili Fai, Peter Kazzi vs Chokchana Sithkrupon and the afternoons action will be kicked off by a Welterweight showdown between Joey Williams & Jacques Hendrisson.
The card will not be televised and tickets can still be bought from Ticket Direct. The first fight kicks off at 12.15pm with the main event expected at 2.30pm.
Official Weights:
*More weights will be added as they become available*
12 Rounds-interim IBF Pan Pacific Middleweight Title
Garth Wood (72.3kg) vs Sam Soliman (72.2kg)
12 Rounds-IBF Pan Pacific Light Middleweight Title
Yao Yi Ma (69.10kg) vs Virgil Kalakoda (69.85kg)
6 Rounds-Light Middleweight
Sam Ah See (69.05kg) vs Aswin Cabuy (69.25kg)
6 Rounds-Heavyweight
Peter Brennan (93.30kg) vs Michael O’Donnell
6 Rounds-Light Heavyweight
Ben McCulloch (79.90kg) vs Atalili Fai (81.35kg)
6 Rounds-Super Middleweight
Peter Kazzi (78.45kg) vs Chokchana Sithkrupon (76.90kg)
4 Rounds-Welterweight
Joey Williams (69.4kg) vs Jacques Hendrisson
Photos by Milenko Klisic
