By Jake Donovan

Emmanuel Rodriguez and Naoya Inoue finally get to settle their differences in the ring. The same will likely hold true for Josh Taylor and Ivan Baranchyk, despite a scale fail that resulted in confusion as to whether their fight can be declared official.

Local hero Josh Taylor vies for his first major title in the pro ranks versus undefeated 140-pound titlist Ivan Baranchyk this Saturday at SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.

Taylor (14-0, 12KOs)—whom represented Great Britain in the 2012 London Olympics—had to strip down to his birthday suit in order to make the 140 pound limit, but there remained confusion as to whether he actually made weight. Because the fight is taking place on United Kingdom soil, all weights were read in kilograms as opposed to metric pounds.

While the unbeaten Scottish boxer was on the mark in kg, he was actually 0.2 pounds over the 140-pound divisional limit for Saturday's World Boxing Super Series semifinals.

Baranchyk checked in at a trim-and-ready 139.6 pounds for his first title defense.

While 0.2 pounds might sound trivial, controversy ensued when Taylor—believing he’d already made weight—began to drink water. It wasn’t until after the staredown that he was alerted of his being over the limit, and now has two hours to shred down to 140.

Officials on site don’t seem concerned about his making weight, although it only adds to the lengthy drama that preceded his opponent’s decision to even remain in the tournament.

Baranchyk (19-0, 12KOs) won the title with a violent 7th round stoppage of previously undefeated Anthony Yigit in their WBSS super lightweight quarterfinals pairing last October.

It threatened to be his last appearance in the tournament, as the unbeaten Belarusian was among several fighters who were not paid their contractually promised purses and win bonuses in a timely fashion.

His team had to threaten legal action, ultimately receiving a hefty compensation package for remaining in the tournament and agreeing to defend the title on the road.

Meanwhile, Taylor gets his second straight home game, having scored a one-sided 7th round stoppage of previously unbeaten Ryan Martin in this very arena last November to advance to the semifinals round.

The winner of Saturday’s super lightweight semifinals will advance to the finals versus tournament top seed Regis Prograis, who scored a one-sided 6th round knockout of Kiryl Relikh to claim a 140-pound title this past April in Lafayette, La.

Things were much smoother at the scale for Rodriguez and Inoue, even if the pre-fight buildup has been anything but calm.

A contentious fight week between their respective camps has only heightened anticipation for their bantamweight title fight, which takes place Saturday evening at SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.

Both boxers weighed in at 117.7 pounds ahead of their World Boxing Super Series bantamweight semifinals matchup. The winner will advance to the WBSS finals to face four-division titlist and reigning two-time bantamweight champ Nonito Donaire, whom stopped late replacement Stephon Young in six rounds this past April.

Rodriguez (19-0, 12KOs) will defend his version of the bantamweight crown for the second time. The unbeaten Puerto Rican boxer-puncher claimed the belt in his lone other career appearance in the United Kingdom, which came in a 12-round whitewash of Paul Butler last May in England.

His first defense came in the WBSS quarterfinal round, surviving a 12-round firefight with previously unbeaten Jason Moloney to prevail by split decision last October.

Despite his coming up on one year as a reigning titlist, Rodriguez enters the fight as a heavy betting underdog.

Lopsided odds are often the case whenever Inoue (17-0, 15KOs) steps into the ring, regardless of opponent as he’s just that good. The prodigious talent from Japan has stormed through two weight divisions and is already wreaking havoc at bantamweight

Inoue’s two appearances at the weight both ended in 1st round knockouts, obliterating secondary titlist Jamie McDonnell last May and then rendering former champ Juan Carlos Payano unconscious with a one-punch 70 second knockout last October. The feat kicked off season two of the WBSS tournament, tearing through the quarterfinal round as he now seeks a full title in his third weight division.

Both bouts will air live Saturday on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and stream live in the United States on DAZN USA beginning at 2:00pm ET.

Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox