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Hatton, Castillo make weight for Jr. Welter Showdown Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV - June 22, 2007 Photos by Chris Cozzone - Weights by Albert Howell
		Hatton vs. Castillo
		Both Ricky Hatton and Jose Luis Castillo made the 140-pound limit for their showdown tomorrow night at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV. As many as 4,000 screaming fans--a large percentage from the U.K.--showed up at the weigh-in today at Cesar's Palace.
		Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton
		(42-0, 30 KOs) Manchester, England 140 lbs.
		Jose Luis "El Temible" Castillo
		(55-7-1, 47 KOs) Mexicali, Mexico 140 lbs.
		M. Hatton vs. Vazquez
		IBF International welterweight champion Matthew Hatton (30-3-1, 12 KOs), of Manchester, England, will defend his belt against late sub Edwin Vazquez (22-9-2, 8 KOs), of Santurce, Puerto Rico. Hatton made the 147-pound limit, but Vazquez was two pounds over, at 149--he was given two hours to lose the excess weight.
		Echols vs. Zuniga
		In a ten-round super-middleweight bout, Antwun Echols (31-6-3, 27, KOs), of Davenport, Iowa, will face Las Vegas, Nevada's Fulgencio Zuniga (18-2-1, 16 KOs). Echols tipped the beam at 163.5; Zuniga was 165.
Undercard weigh-in results Ruslan Provodnikov 139. vs. Willie Diamond 143 Femi Fehintola 133.5 vs. Barbaro Zepeda 127.5 Shane Andreeson 232 vs. Dione Craig 229 Stuart Brookes 156 vs. Taronze Washington 157 David Barnes 145 vs. Juan Pablo Montes de Oca (will weigh in late)