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RFA 31 weigh-in results: Zoila Frausto misses weight for strawweight title fight

Zoila Frausto

Zoila Frausto

RFA 31 weigh-ins took place today, and there was a miss that has major repercussions for a title fight.

The weigh-ins took place at the 3rd Street Stage adjacent to The D Casino & Hotel in downtown Las Vegas. The nearby Downtown Las Vegas Events Center plays host to the event, which includes a main card on AXS TV.

Among those weighing in were Gilbert Smith (11-4), who will defend his RFA welterweight title against challenger Bristol Marunde (16-9) in the main event. Smith and Marunde were on point for the title fight, with Smith checking in at the welterweight limit of 170 and Marunde just under at 169.8.

Co-main event strawweights Zoila Frausto (12-4) and Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger (5-1), were set to fight for the vacant RFA title. But now, only a Jones-Lybarger win will result in a champion being named. Frausto came in heavy at 116.6 pounds and was disqualified from being able to win the title. The fight will go on, but a belt will not be granted to Frausto if she wins.

The cut didn’t seem to be easy for her opponent, either. Jones-Lybarger had to weigh in behind a large black curtain as she stripped down to hit the 115 limit on the mark.

The full RFA 31 weigh-in results included:

MAIN CARD (AXS TV, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Gilbert Smith (170) vs. Bristol Marunde (169.8) – for welterweight title
  • Zoila Frausto (116.6)* vs. Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger (115) – for vacant strawweight title
  • Gabriel Checco (184.6) vs. Mike Jasper (183)
  • Justin Linn (134) vs. Matthew Lopez (138.8)**
  • Vardan Sholinian (174.2) vs. Bojan Velickovic (174.4)
  • Shai Lindsey (133.6) vs. Zac Riley (135.4)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Untelevised)

  • David Arcangel (144.4) vs. Zane Behrend (145.2)
  • Jason Pacheco (126) vs. Jamin Tayaba (125.8)
  • Jeff Roman (176) vs. Hector Saldana (174.6)

*Frausto missed weight and is ineligible for the strawweight title if she wins.
**Lopez was 2.8 pounds over the bantamweight limit. No announcement was made by the promotion as to the percentage of his purse he will forfeit to Linn.

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