Pinoy boxer Tepora won't fight Ruiz after failing to pass weigh-in

Filipino boxer Jhack Tepora's fight against Hugo Ruiz will not push through on Sunday (PHL time) after the former failed to pass the weigh-in on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Tepora weighed in at 131.5 lbs., which is above the 126-lb. limit, GMA News' Mav Gonzales posted on Twitter.

Defending WBA Interim Featherweight Champion Jhack Tepora will NOT fight Hugo Ruiz tomorrow after he failed to make the 126-lb limit. Tepora weighed in at 131.5lbs. #PacquiaoBroner

— Mav Gonzales (@mavgonzales) January 19, 2019

Tepora, the WBA interim featherweight champion, was given two hours early Saturday (PHL time) to lose weight and meet the 126-lb. limit. —KG, GMA News