Brian Norman: record, next fight and profile →
LAS VEGAS – Brian Norman Jr. readily admits that his first two performances since the undefeated welterweight prospect signed with Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc. haven’t been especially impressive.
LAS VEGAS - Shakur Stevenson came in well below the lightweight limit Wednesday afternoon for his 12-round, 135-pound title fight against Edwin De Los Santos on Thursday night.
Shakur Stevenson will attempt to become a three-weight world champion when he takes on Dominican puncher Edwin De Los Santos for the vacant WBC lightweight world title Thursday, Nov. 16 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Brian Norman Jr. was once again forced to go to the scorecards. The second-generation boxer preserved his unbeaten record following an eight-round, unanimous decision over Tijuana’s Jesus Antonio Perez. Judges Tom Carisone (77-75), Zachary Young (77-75) and Robert Hoyle (78-74) all scored for Norman in their welterweight bout of an ESPN+ telecast Saturday evening from Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.
Janibek Alimkhanuly was all business throughout fight week and ever the professional at the scale. A well-distributed and career light 159.2 pounds graced the frame of Kazakhstan’s Alimkhanuly (13-0, 8KOs), who attempts the second defense of his WBO middleweight title. He faces Montreal’s Steven Butler (32-3-1, 26KOs) who was 159.6 pounds for their scheduled 12-round bout which airs live this Saturday on ESPN (10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT) from Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.
Light heavyweight prospect Dante Benjamin screamed “this is my year” as he leaped onto the ropes following his quick knockout Saturday of previously unbeaten Emmanueal Austin.
Brian Norman Jr. isn’t in a rush. The 22-year-old welterweight wants to make up for some lost time, though, because he hasn’t fought in 13 months. The heavy-handed prospect will end his long layoff Saturday night, when he’ll return to the ring against Argentina’s Rodrigo Coria in an eight-rounder on the Efe Ajagba-Stephan Shaw undercard at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.
A pair of heavyweight bouts graces the 2023 debut of Top Rank Boxing on ESPN. All four participants were forced to adjust to different opposition than when the card was first announced but are set to collide this Saturday at Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York. Headlining the show, Efe Ajagba and Stephan Shaw meet in a scheduled ten-round heavyweight contest live on ESPN.
Top Rank has signed a pair of undefeated standouts, Atlanta-born welterweight Brian Norman Jr. and Dominican junior welterweight Rohan Polanco, to multi-fight promotional agreements.
Another fight, another knockout win for welterweight prospect Brian Norman, Jr. Norman dropped Demian Fernandez twice before the fight was stopped in the opening round Saturday night at the World Congress Center in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia.