Top Rank will have the first title defense of WBO lightweight champion Keyshawn Davis, who looked so impressive, crushing Denis Berinchyk in four rounds to win his title, against Edwin De Los Santos.
De Los Santos hasn't fought in eighteen months, and in his last fight, he looked dreadful in losing a unanimous decision to Shakur Stevenson in one of the worst fights you will see.
At his best, De Los Santos can punch (14 KOs in 16 wins), and he stopped former junior welterweight champion Jose Valenzuela in three, but he fought so timidly against Stevenson, who is nowhere near the puncher as Davis, so who knows what the game plan is for De Los Santos?
If De Los Santos fights, this could be fun, but if he runs? Pass the No Doze.
Editor's Note: Keyshawn Davis missed weight by over four pounds, and the fight has been canceled after De Los Santos refused to take extra money to face Davis despite the weight disadvantage.
Davis has been stripped of the WBO Lightweight title.
The co-feature will see unbeaten lightweight prospect Abdullah Mason take a step forward in development as he meets veteran Jeremiah Nakathila.
Mason has been sensational in his wins but was dropped twice in November by Yohan Vazquez in the first round before rallying to stop Vazquez in round two.
Mason's won twice since then without any danger, but now there are chin questions.
Nakathila has mostly failed when he's faced top fighters (Losses to Shakur Stevenson, Tito Mercado, and Raymond Muratalla) and has been stopped twice, so Mason should look spectacular. But the more intriguing question is what happens if Nakathila, a decent puncher, lands against Mason?
The weekend starts in Ipswich, England, as heavyweights Fabio Wardley and Justis Huni meet for one of those WBA titles that were supposed to go away.
Wardley took out Frazer Clarke in one round in a rematch of their war that ended in a draw, while Huni's best win is a decision win over WBC bridgerweight 🙄champion Kevin Lerena.
Style-wise, this should be entertaining, but Wardley is the harder puncher, and I lean his way.
Early Sunday morning, ESPN+ returns with a bantamweight unification as WBC king Junto Nakatani will match with IBF boss Ryosuke Nishida.
Nakatani is unbeaten in thirty bouts, while Nishida is unbeaten in ten, but the biggest factor is punching power.
Nakatani is a vicious finisher (23 KOs) while Nishida has only stopped two foes, so I can't see Nishida winning this fight from the outside against the taller and longer Nakatani. I don't think he can hurt him either.
In Australia, IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opietaia defends against Claudio Squeo in a stay-busy fight.
Squeo is unbeaten but has never fought even an average opponent.
Boxing Challenge
TRS: Davis KO 10
TRS: Mason KO 3
V.S: Mason Unanimous Decision
TRS: Wardley KO 9
V.S: Huni KO 8
TRS: Nakatani KO 11
V.S: Nakatani KO 6
TRS: Opietaia KO 6
V.S: Opietaia KO 4
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