Light-weight prospect Abdullah Mason will return in February in opposition to Manuel Jaimes in a Prime Rank card. It’s not a compelling match-up for the 20-year-old Mason, however it’s a predictable one after his final disappointing efficiency.
Mason vs. Jaimes: A Step Again?
Mason (16-0, 14 KOs) is taking a step again with this combat in opposition to Jaimes (16-2-1, 11 KOs) after his shaky efficiency in opposition to veteran Yohan Vasquez on November eighth on the Scope Area in Norfolk, Virginia. Mason was dropped twice within the first spherical by the 30-year-old Dominican Republic native Vasquez (26-6, 21 KOs). It was fortunate for Mason that Vasquez suffered a knee damage within the first spherical.
Boxing Scene reviews that Mason will combat San Jose, California native Manuel Jaimes subsequent.
For these two who observe the game carefully, they know Jaimes because the man that former WBA gentle welterweight champion Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero lately defeated by a lopsided 10-round unanimous resolution on September 14th on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga on the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas.
Rolly-Jaimes was buried on the undercard on the fifth spot from the primary occasion. Rolly makes use of Jaimes as a confidence booster after dropping his WBA 140-lb title to Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz by an eighth-round knockout on March thirtieth.
Manuel Jaimes was no competitors for Rolly, who outboxed and out-slugged him. It seemed like Romero carried him as a result of he may hammer him, however he appeared to remain in first gear the whole ten-round contest to get some rounds in. The scores had been 99-91, 99-91 and 99-91.
Mason vs. Jaimes may very well be combating on the undercard of light-weight contender Keyshawn Davis’ subsequent card, as he’s anticipated to problem WBO champion Denys Berinchyk in February.
The Chin Query
Prime Rank goes to have to determine learn how to defend Abdullah Mason to maintain him from getting knocked out earlier than he fights for a world title. Floyd Schofield Sr. revealed lately that Mason was harm in sparring by his son, Schofield Jr, and he thinks he’s received a chin drawback.
The Vasquez combat would affirm that. If Mason’s punch resistance continues to be an issue, Prime Rank must information him within the route of a weak puncher like Shakur Stevenson and hope that he can deal with the pinpoint photographs from the WBC champion.
