Perez, Rivera Both Make Weight for WBA Interim Flyweight Title Fight

ALBUQUERQUE — The scale is done and the hometown champ is cleared.

Abraham Perez weighed 111.2 pounds and Yankiel Rivera 111.4 at Friday's official weigh-in ahead of Saturday's WBA interim flyweight title fight at Kiva Auditorium. Both men came in under the 112-pound limit for Perez's first defense, live on DAZN at 8 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. MT.

Salita Promotions posted the numbers with face-off photos credited to Stephanie Trapp, then followed with a full photo dump for the Big Time Boxing card.

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Perez (15-0, 7 KOs) is back in the building where his Albuquerque story almost ended two years ago — a near-fatal drowning, a coma, and a doctor telling him he might never walk again. He won the interim belt in June over Jonathan Gonzalez and spent Thursday telling Rivera to rest up. Rivera (8-1-1, 4 KOs), the Puerto Rican Olympic qualifier, said he's taking the strap home.

The co-main keeps the volume high: undefeated light heavyweight Atif Oberlton meets Deon Nicholson in 10 rounds. Pryce Taylor vs. Tsotne Rogava and Sardius Simmons vs. Cesar Navarro also figure on the DAZN portion. Wynn Records Network streams the prelims at 4:30 p.m. ET, headlined by Pedro Taduran defending his IBF mini flyweight title against Brandon Moreno, with Parminder Pannu's pro debut on that undercard.

The Kimster's Take

Friday's numbers were clean — no drama, no second trip to the scale. For a homecoming interim defense, that's the boring part you want. The interesting part starts when the lights hit Kiva and Rivera finds out whether Albuquerque nights still belong to the local kid who refused to stay in a hospital bed.

Odds on Perez-Rivera are live in the marketplace — check Points Bet before first bell, and lock a round call on Fight Picker if you've got one. For the Thursday stare-down quotes, see our final presser write-up.

Sources: Salita Promotions official weigh-in post and press email, Nov. 6, 2026. Photos: Stephanie Trapp / Salita Promotions.