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Pacquiao, Cotto make weight

November 13, 2009 - 3:51 pm

Both Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto made the 145-pound limit today for Saturday's welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden.

With 6,000 fans looking on inside the arena, Pacquiao, the challenger in this fight, weighed in at 144 pounds.

Cotto, whose WBO title will be at stake Saturday, weighed in right at 145 pounds.

According to figures supplied by the Nevada Athletic Commission, Pacquiao's purse will be $7.5 million with Cotto receiving $4 million.

The fight has been sold out for weeks and Pacquiao remains a 3-1 betting favorite with Cotto a plus 220 underdog.

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Rosen’s bill would bar tariffs on groceries without congressional approval

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The Nevada senator wants lawmakers to bar the Trump administration from levying tariffs on food and agriculture-based products without congressional approval.