Abdullah Mason will face Jeremia Nakathila heavy in a chief support fight of 10 rounds on ESPN on the Undercard if Keyshawn Davis against Edwin de Los Santos on June 7 in The Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.
It would have been an excellent choice for Mason to fight seven years ago when Nakathilia hit everyone like watchmaking and was in their twenties. But he is now 35 years old. He underwent defeats in the second round against Raymond Muratalla and Ernesto Mercado and looked infilled in the two fights. Jeremia also lost a unanimous decision at 12 rounds unbalanced against Shakur Stevenson by the scores 120-108 x 3. Nakathilia was chosen to ensure that Mason is not beaten or abandoned several times.
A step down?
Earlier in the day, Floyd Schofield Sr. said they were offered the fight against Mason (18-0, 16 KB). He accepted the fight, but wanted $ 2.5 million For his son, Schofield Jr., it would have been a better fight for Mason, 21, but Schofield’s requested price was obviously too high. This explains why Nakathila, 35, (24-4, 21 KB) was chosen. It is a shame that the higher rank cannot negotiate the fight for Mason against Schofield. It would be a fairly good match to launch the Keyshawn Davis against Edwin de Los Santos to fight the main event.
Keith Idec announced the news The best promotion of rank Abdullah Mason fighting the veteran Jeremia Nakathilia on the Keyshawn-de Los Santos card on June 7.
Fans on social networks are not too satisfied with the choice of Nakathilia for Abdullah, seeing him as a duck work by avoiding the most dangerous invainu Floyd Schofield (18-0, 12 KB). It is difficult to be passionate about seeing this as an option for Mason.
If you follow the boxing and see how Muratalla and Mercado blew Nakathilia out of the water in two rounds in 2023, it looks like a well vehié opponent to make sure that Abdullah wins. He looks great in the eyes of occasional fans who are not aware of what is a cherry choice.
It’s good for Mason to be active, but now that his opposition is low-level guys like this. Mason was scary last year against Yohan Vasquez on November 8. He was abandoned twice by Vasquez in the first round, and could have been eliminated if this guy was not injured in the leg. Since this fight, Mason has been equaled during consecutive competitions against weak adversaries without power.
Growth to fold down
It is excellent that Top Rank corresponds carefully to Abdullah to develop it, but he will not improve if he fights this kind of opponents. He could have stayed in amateurs because he would fight better opposition and would really develop.
The fighters who become professional early, like Mason, do not have justice, especially when they are with a promotional outfit which corresponds to them in order to create plastic recordings like that of Edgar Berlanga when he was with a higher rank. Sixteen knockuts in the first round were a red flag that Berlanga was not developed. Now we see the same with Mason.
Last update on 04/16/2025
