Isaac Dogboe’s adviser, Mike Altamura, has revealed that Jessie Magdaleno has weight issues.
According to Altamura, he won’t be surprise if Magdaleno fails to make weight for the upcoming fight.
“Bob Arum suggested to me maybe the punishment is 12 lashes,”he said. “I said to him,’Well, in 1788 there was a ruling by the United States government that if somebody practices witchcraft that they’d get 15 lashes. I figure allowing for time differences – and not making weight is a lot worse than witchcraft – that there should be 122 lashes to Jesse and 122 to his manager, Frank Espinoza, if he doesn’t make weight.”
“But kidding aside, he’s a professional, he knows a world title is on the line,” continued Altamura.”This is the first time in his career he’s been put in a fight that’s been forced upon him. So I expect him to bring his absolute best.”
Magdaleno will be making his second defense of his WBO World super bantamweight against Dogboe.