BOXING: Duluth’s Markus Morris Televised Fight Tomorrow

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Markus Morris, right, after weigh-in’s with his opponent Arnold Barboza Jr. The fight will be televised live on UniMas. Photo courtesy of Todd Bechthold at the scales.

Minnesota State super lightweight champion Markus “Hooch” Morris (10-2, 6 KO’s) of Duluth, Minnesota will face Los Angeles, California’s Arnold Barboza Jr. (15-0, 5 KO’s) tomorrow night at the Mariott Events Center in Burbank, CA. The bout will be televised live on UniMas. Morris weighed in earlier tonight, coming in at 142.6 pounds while Barboza Jr. was 142.4. Morris has had a full training camp to prepare for the biggest fight of his career and says he plans to upset the hometown fighter Barboza Jr.

“I’m going into this fight as the underdog or a test for Arnold but I’m going to tell you like this, they picked the wrong one.”