CARL FRAMPTON and Chris Avalos both made the weight at a fiery head-to-head ahead of their world title showdown in Belfast tonight.
The IBF super-bantamweight came in spot on the 8st 10lbs limit, while the American challenger had to strip naked to get inside the mark, eventually coming in at 8st 9lbs 9oz.
It was then Avalos and Frampton went face-to-face, swapped insults and pushed each other before being separated on stage at the Europa Hotel ahead of the bout at the city's Odyssey Arena which will mark the first world title fight on UK terrestrial television in over a decade.
The final meeting before the fight was a heated affair with Frampton later tweeting that Avalos' mother had spat her chewing gum at him.
Avalos was first on stage and roundly booed before the local favourite came in to rapturous applause, with manager Barry McGuigan behind him.
Frampton is looking to extend his perfect record to 20 wins from 20 fights against the Californian.
WBA champion Scott Quigg will be at ringside on Saturday night and will be hoping Frampton prevails to pave the way for the much-talked about all-British showdown this summer.
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