Light-weight contender Abdullah Mason faces Augustin Quintana (19-2-1, 12 KOs) on August seventeenth on the Centre Videotron in Quebec Metropolis. The occasion will likely be proven stay on ESPN and ESPN+ at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT.
It had already been identified that Mason would battle on the August seventeenth card, however now his opponent has been revealed. It’s arguably a lateral transfer for Mason from his final foe, Luis Lebron, and never the large identify that followers hoped for.
Mason vs. Quintana are combating on the undercard of the tremendous middleweight match-up between Christian Mbilli and Sergiy Derevyanchenko. It’s unclear how far down on the undercard Mason’s battle with Quintana is, however he deserves to be within the co-feature as a result of he’s combating on a better degree than any of their different light-weight prospects.
Abdullah Mason’s Final 4 Opponents:
– Luis Lebron: TKO 3
– Ronal Ron: TKO 4
– Benjamin Gurment: TKO 2
– Jose Cardenas: TKO 2
The 20-year-old Mason (14-0, 12 KOs) is making a quick turnaround after stealing the present from Shakur Stevenson final Saturday night time together with his third-round technical knockout of Luis Lebron on the Prudential Middle in Newark, New Jersey.
Not a lot is understood concerning the 27-year-old Augustin Quintana as a result of he’s combating underneath followers’ radar throughout his seven-year skilled profession in Argentina.
Mason, a local of Bedford, Ohio, appeared to get essentially the most applause from any fighter on the cardboard together with his thrilling efficiency in systematically destroying Lebron. Lebron had by no means been knocked out earlier than, however he had no probability.
The battle arguably ought to have been waved off in spherical two after Mason knocked Lebron down twice and had him his nook after the second knockdown, seemingly with an indication of needing assist.
Mason appears to be like like he’s prepared for higher opposition than Quintana. Prime Rank would do Mason an actual stable by throwing Keyshawn Davis to him so he can work him over in a match and present whether or not the 2020 Olympian is value conserving.
Keyshawn, 25, is rather a lot older than Mason however just isn’t progressing in the direction of superstardom in the best way he’s. Letting Abdullah Mason feast on Keyshawn could be a great way of utilizing him as a stepping stone in the direction of a world title shot, which he needs by subsequent yr.
Mason appears to be like adequate to beat WBC champion Shakur and WBO champion Denys Berinchyk. The one one who may give him issues is Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.
