Cleveland’s Abdullah Mason will step up to face the most recognizable name of his career, Namibian puncher Jeremia Nakathila. Mason-Nakathila will take place on Saturday, June 7th at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. The ten-round lightweight bout wil support Keyshawn “The Businessman” Davis in his first WBO lightweight title defense against Edwin De Los Santos. Keyshawn-De Los Santos and Mason-Nakathila will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. The undercard will stream live and exclusively on ESPN+. Additional undercard action will include Keyshawn’s older brother, Kelvin Davis (15-0, 8 KOs), in a ten-rounder at junior welterweight, while his younger brother, Keon Davis (2-0, 1 KO), sees action in a six-rounder at welterweight. Together, the Davis Brothers are known as DB3. Middleweight contender Troy Isley (14-0, 5 KOs), Keyshawn’s Olympic teammate and a native of Alexandria, Virginia, is scheduled for a ten-rounder against an opponent to be named.

 

Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Sampson Boxing, pre-sale tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster. 

 

Mason (18-0, 16 KOs) is now viewed as contender following a pair of one-sided knockouts to begin his 2025 campaign. He shined against the usually durable Manuel Jaimes, stopping Jaimes in four rounds. Mason then produced a show-stopping sixth-round TKO over Carlos Ornelas on April 5th in Las Vegas.

 

Nakathila (26-4, 21 KOs) made his American debut in June 2021, losing a twelve-round decision to Shakur Stevenson for an interim junior lightweight world title. Nine months later, he forced former champion Miguel Berchelt to retire on his stool following round six. Following two defeats in 2023, Nakathila returned to winning ways in 2024, going 3-0 with two knockouts in Namibia.