LOS ANGELES: Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio's challenge for Gennady Golovkin's World Boxing Association middleweight world title ended on the scale on Friday as he failed to make weight for Saturday's sold-out bout.

The 12-round fight will go ahead, but even if he beats Kazakh knock-out artist Golovkin, Rubio won't claim the title.

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