BOXING

• Mayweather and Marquez weigh in for blockbuster bout

  
  

  Las Vegas, NV (Sports Network) - Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez tipped the scales Friday afternoon for their blockbuster 12-round lightweight fight, scheduled for Saturday night.

  Mayweather (39-0, 25 KOs), a six-time world champion from five different divisions, weighed in at 146 pounds, four more than Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KOs).

  The fight will mark Mayweather's return from retirement, as he has not fought since December 2007, when he downed Ricky Hatton by TKO.

  The matchup is expected to be a spectacular showcase of skills, as the dynamic Mayweather established himself as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.

  Marquez is the current WBA and WBO lightweight champion.

  He's also held featherweight and super featherweight titles.

  The fight was postponed two months as a result of a rib injury "Money" Mayweather sustained in training.

  09/18 19:08:30 ET