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Abdullah Mason (17-0, 15 KOs) will reportedly be combating Giovanni Cabrera in a 10-round bout on April fifth. It is a step up for the Prime Rank-promoted Mason from his current victory final Friday night time towards Manuel Jaimes.
April Showdown
Thaboxingvoice is reporting that light-weight Mason, 20, will combat Cabrera (22-2, 7 KOs) in two months from now. This can be Cabrera’s first combat since being knocked out within the seventh spherical by William Zepeda on July sixth final yr in Ontario, California.
Abdullah appeared spectacular final Friday, stealing the present from Keyshawn Davis vs. Denyks Berinchyk essential occasion along with his fourth-round knockout of Manuel Jaimes on the undercard. Mason dropped Jaimes 4 occasions within the combat.
This combat will present whether or not Mason can take care of a artful boxer who gained’t be there to be hit like many of the different 17 opponents he’s confronted throughout his four-year profession.
Mason needs to combat for a world title towards one of many 4 champions at 135, and he says he’d not keep away from combating certainly one of them if he have been on pleasant phrases. Keyshawn and his pal, WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson, have been criticized in boxing for his or her determination to not combat one another. They don’t wish to mess up their friendship.
“I feel great. I broke him down and got him out of there. Four knockdowns inside of four rounds. He went the distance with Rolly, but I got him out of there,” mentioned Abdullah Mason to Fighthype, speaking about his win over Manuel Jaimes final Friday night time.
“Coming off that fight and coming into this one, we didn’t switch things up too much. We just kept doing what we did, and we got him out of there,” mentioned Mason. “You’ve acquired 4 lively world champions proper now. Two of them, I’m ranked within the prime 15.
“I’m hearing 10 in the WBC and 133 in WBO. Whatever title, I’ll be glad to get a chance to contend for one. The only one I’ll never fight are my blood brothers,” mentioned Abdullah Mason when instructed if he has somebody at light-weight that he gained’t combat.
