
Abdullah Mason defense vs. Joe Cordina officially set for Cleveland
Abdullah Mason will get his first true hometown date when he defends against Joe Cordina on July 4 at Cleveland State’s Wolstein Center, Top Rank announced Tuesday.
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Abdullah Mason will get his first true hometown date when he defends against Joe Cordina on July 4 at Cleveland State’s Wolstein Center, Top Rank announced Tuesday.

Nahir Albright, who pushed Keyshawn Davis to a majority decision in 2023 (later changed to a no-contest), turned his menace on brother Kelvin Davis for a majority decision win.

Junior middleweight Vito Mielnicki Jr. won a majority decision over Khalil El Harraz but failed to ignite the crowd Friday at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.


Xander Zayas will fulfill a dream when he headlines the weekend of the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York this summer. Zayas will take on Brazilian former world titleholder Patrick Teixeira in a 10-round clash on June 8 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. The fight will signal the announcement of Zayas as a main-event fighter and the potential start of a long run of fighting on the weekend of New York’s Puerto Rican Day Parade.

Two rising talents are set to put their perfect records on the line as part of the ESPN-televised tripleheader headlined by the WBC junior lightweight showdown between reigning champ O’Shaquie “Ice Water” Foster and Abraham “El Super” Nova on Friday, Feb. 16 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Damian Knyba went the eight-round distance for the second straight time. The unbeaten Polish heavyweight settled for a lopsided unanimous decision win over Michael Polite Coffie. Scores were 80-72, 80-72 and 79-73 for Kynba in a modestly paced affair.

In the main event, Cuban WBO featherweight king Robeisy “El Tren” Ramirez puts his belt on the line against unbeaten Mexican contender Rafael “El Divino” Espinoza.

Joet Gonzalez made weight on his second attempt Thursday for his third featherweight title shot in less than four years. Gonzalez got on the scale at 126 pounds even, the featherweight limit, for his fight against Luis Alberto Lopez on Friday night. They’re scheduled to box for Lopez’s IBF featherweight title in a 12-round, 126-pound main event ESPN will televise from American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Luis Alberto “El Venado” Lopez will defend his IBF world title against former two-time world title challenger Joet Gonzalez on Friday, September 15 at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. Lopez returns stateside after back-to-back championship showdowns abroad.