Abdullah Mason faces veteran Jeremia Nakathila on June 7 Davis-de los Santos Undercard

Abdullah Mason will fight against Jeremia Nakathila of heavy hand in a ten -round attendance at ESPN at Undercard if Keyshawn Davis vs. Edwin de los Santos on June 7 at the Scope Arena de Norfolk, Virginia.

This would have been a great option for Mason to fight seven years ago when Nakathilia removed everyone as watches and was 20 years old. But now he is 35 years old. He suffered loss of the second round to Raymond Matalla and Ernesto Mercado and seemed hellish in both fights. Jeremia also lost a unanimous 12-round decision of Shakur Stevenson for scores 120-108 x 3. Nakathilia has been chosen to make sure that Mason does not repeatedly hits or falls.

A step down?

Today, Floyd Schofield Sr. They told that they have been offered the fight against Mason (18-0, 16 kos). Accepted the struggle but wanted 2.5 million dollars For his son, Schofield Jr. It would have been a better struggle for Mason, 21, but Schofield’s requested price was too abrupt. This explains why the 35-year-old Nakathila (24-4, 21 kos) has been chosen. The first rank is so bad that he could not negotiate the struggle for Mason against Schofield. This would be a good enough game to kick the Keyshawn Davis vs. Edwin de los Santos fighting for the main event.

Keith Idec broke the news From the first rank, Abdullah Mason, who struggled with veteran Jeremia Nakathilia on the Keyshawn-de los Santos card on June 7.

Social media fans are not very pleased with the Nakathilia selection for Abdullah, seeing it as a duck work to avoid the most dangerous Floyd Schofield (18-0, 12 kos). It is difficult to excite -to see -as an option for Mason.

If you follow the boxing and see how Muratalla and Mercado exploded Nakathilia out of the water in two rounds in 2023, this only looks like a well-seen opponent to make sure Abdullah wins. It seems excellent in the eyes of casual fans who are not aware that it is a selection of cherries.

It is good that Mason is active, but now that its opposition is low -level boys. Mason made a scare last year against Yohan Vasquez on November 8. Vasquez was abandoned twice in the first round and could have been eliminated if this boy had not injured his leg. From this struggle, Mason has combined in consecutive competitions against weak adversaries without power.

Rated growth

It is excellent that the upper rank carefully matches Abdullah to develop it, but will not improve if he fights against this type of opponents. It may have been left to the fans because they would fight with better opposition and would really develop.

The fighters who become pro, like Mason, do not do justice, especially when they are in a promotional dress that coincides with a way to create plastic records like the one with Edgar Berlanga when he was with the first rank. Sixteen Knockouts of the first round were a red flag that Berlanga did not develop. Now, we are seeing the same with Mason.