Ghanaian featherweight contender Laryea has completed the final formality standing between him and the biggest fight of his career, weighing in at 124.3 pounds comfortably inside the 126-pound featherweight limit ahead of a WBA world-title eliminator against Argentina’s Adrian Maximiliano Robledo.
The 12-round contest is scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026, at Casino Buenos Aires, with the winner earning a direct shot at the WBA featherweight world championship.
An Unbeaten Record on the Line
Laryea enters the contest with a 17-0-1 professional record, including 13 victories inside the distance, having built his reputation through a string of notable results at national and continental level.
He has already secured both the WBO Africa and IBF Africa featherweight titles, establishing himself as one of Ghana’s most promising fighters. His career résumé includes wins over Sebastianus Natanael, Michael Tagoe, Alexander Mejia and Holy Dorgbetor.
That unbeaten run will now face one of its sternest examinations. Robledo, fighting in front of his home crowd, brings a 13-1 professional record with 6 knockouts, according to Argentine fight listings, setting up what promoters have billed as an intriguing clash between two accomplished featherweights.
Robledo’s Weigh-In Drama
While Laryea made the featherweight limit on his first attempt, Robledo failed to make the required weight initially, adding an unexpected layer of tension to the final hours before the contest.
The Argentine was subsequently given a second opportunity to make the limit, a development that only heightened the drama already surrounding fight week.
This is far more than an ordinary international bout. The winner of the 12-round WBA featherweight eliminator will move directly into contention for a world championship opportunity, giving both fighters a significant incentive to leave everything inside the ring. The WBA has confirmed the contest as an official featherweight title eliminator.
For Laryea, victory would represent a major breakthrough on the global stage and would take him one step closer to fulfilling his ambition of becoming a world champion. The bout also marks only the second time in his professional career that the Ghanaian has fought outside his home country his first assignment abroad having come against Nicaraguan opponent Alexander Mejia.
The Ghanaian has trained extensively under Coach Carl Lokko and has received strong backing from his management team, including Samuel Anim Addo, CEO of Babe Jet Promotions.
Both fighters posed together after the weigh-in, flanked by the WBO and WBA championship belts that underline exactly what is at stake on Saturday night at Casino Buenos Aires, a moment that has been a carefully planned build-up to the biggest challenge of Laryea’s career so far.
