By Jake Donovan

Nery 'Pantera' Saguilan is best known for his masked presence, but needed somewhere to hide his face after missing weight for Saturday's bout with Marcos Villasana Jr. The show will still go on in Tlalnepantla, México, as Villasana's team agreed to move forward with the fight despite his opponent not able to make the contracted weight or the modified agreed-upon catchweight. 

Saguilan tipped the scales at a beefy 143.75 lbs. Even with the prescribed two hours to make weight, the fringe yet always entertaining contender still couldn't down beyond 143 lbs., a full pound over the 142 lb. catchweight for the bout.

Villasana Jr. tipped the scales at a lean and ready 137.25 lbs. for Saturday's headliner, which airs live on Televisa. The Acapulco native is the son of former featherweight tiltist Marcos Villasana Sr., who in addition to his title reign in the early 1990s also fought at the title level versus Jeff Fenech and twice with Azumah Nelson.

There seems to be plenty of fight left in the elder Villasana, who was firm and direct in his displeasure with Saguilan's lack of professionalism. The matter never went beyond harsh words exchanged between the two and - despite the mishap at the scales - the show will still go on at Centro de Convenciones. 

The main event is scheduled for 12 rounds despite the absence of a title at stake.

Saguilan (31-4-1, 11KOs) has won five straight following an unsuccessful run at trying to land a title shot in the junior lightweight division. Villasana Jr. (15-5, 9KOs) enters riding a modest two-fight win streak.

Jake Donovan is the Managing Editor of BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox