By Jake Donovan

Daniel Jacobs and Peter Quillin are set to square off in a middleweight bout billed as the Battle for Brooklyn. Both fighters made weight ahead of their Showtime-televised headliner Saturday evening at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Jacobs (30-1, 27KOs) tipped the scales at a ripped and ready 159.5 lbs. for the third defense of his version of the middleweight title. Quillin - who missed weight ahead in attempt to reclaim his old belt from Andy Lee in April - came in surprisingly light yet finely sculpted at 159 lbs.

Born in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, Jacobs won the title in his home borough in a 5th round knockout of Jarrod Fletcher last August. His most recent defense also took place at Barclays, trading knockdowns withSergio Mora before scoring a 2nd round injury stoppage.

Quillin (32-0-1, 23KOs) was a part of the first-ever boxing event staged at Barclays Center, helping christen the venue with a 12-round win over Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam to win a middleweight belt in Oct. '12. The Cuban-American boxer - born in Chicago, raised in Grand Rapids, MI but now based within walking distance of Saturday's venue - managed three successful defenses before vacating his belt last summer.

An attempt to reclaim his old title fell short first at the scales, missing weight for his bout with Lee - also at Barclays - this past April. It mattered little in the end, as he could do no better than fight on even terms with the Irish southpaw, scoring two knockdowns early only