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Forbes
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Keyshawn Davis Vs. Edwin De Los Santos Undercard
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - JULY 05: Abdullah Mason poses on the scale during a weigh-in ahead of their ... More Lightweight bout against Luis Lebron of Puerto Rico (not pictured) at Prudential Center on July 05, 2024 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by) One of the rising stars in boxing's lightweight division puts his unbeaten record and WBO title on the line on Saturday, June 7, when Keyshawn Davis heads to his hometown of Norfolk, Virginia, to face Edwin De Los Santos in a bout scheduled for 12 rounds. We look at the undercard for the Davis vs. De Los Santos fight card. The Davis vs. De Los Santos card is presented by Top Rank and airs on ESPN and ESPN+. The undercard begins at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+, while the two-fight main card airs on ESPN and ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET. Keyshawn Davis vs. Edwin De Los Santos - 12 Rounds - WBO lightweight title Abdullah Mason vs. Jeremia Nakathila - 10 Rounds, NABO & NABF Lightweight Championships Kelvin Davis vs. Nahir Albright - 10 Rounds, Junior Welterweight Tiger Johnson vs. Janelson Bocachica - 10 Rounds, Welterweight Troy Isley vs. Etoundi Michel William - 10 Rounds, Middleweight Keon Davis vs. Michael Velez-Garcia - Six Rounds, Welterweight Euri Cedeno vs. Abel Mina - 10 Rounds, Middleweight Deric Davis vs. Naheem Parker - Six Rounds, Lightweight Patrick O'Connor vs. Marcus Smith - Four Rounds - Cruiserweight NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 14: Abdullah Mason knocks down Manuel Jaimes in the second round ... More during their lightweight fight during their welterweight fight, during their heavyweight fight at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on February 14, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by) The NABO and NABF lightweight title fight between Abdullah Mason (18-0 with 16 KOs) and Jeremia Nakathila (26-4 with 21 KOs) will air with the main event on ESPN on Saturday night in Norfolk. Mason enters Saturday's event as the No. 2 ranked lightweight in the WBO. The WBC has him at No. 4, while the IBF has him slated in as the No. 15 fighter at 135 pounds. The 21-year-old. who turned pro in 2021 is coming into his matchup opposite Nakathila on the strength of eight straight knockout wins. His most recent victory came in April when he stopped Carlos Ornelas in the sixth-round. The win came on Mason's 21st birthday. Nakathila is ranked by the WBO at No. 11. The 35-year-old is on a three-fight winning streak. His most recent win came in November 2024 when he defeated Tafadzwa Mushando via first-round knockout. Nakathila made his US debut in 2021 when he faced Shakur Stevenson in the main event of a Top Rank card in Las Vegas. Stevenson handed Nakathila his first professional loss in that matchup, beating him via 12-round decision. The betting odds of this matchup favor Mason. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 14: Abdullah Mason punches Manuel Jaimes during their lightweight ... More fight during their welterweight fight, during their heavyweight fight at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on February 14, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by) 'We both are in the same division, and I just got the news in my last interview that I'm ranked number two in the WBO, and he's the champion in that sanctioning body. So, it's looking very very possible that me and him would uh, cross paths,' Mason stated when asked if he was interested in facing Saturday's main event competitor Keyshawn Davis. 'Anybody in the lightweight division. Any of the champions, Keyshawn Davis, Tank Davis, Shakur Stevenson, Raymond Muratalla,' Mason said about who he'd be interested in meeting with a win over Nakathila. 'You know it's four champions and I'm creeping up on all of them. So, any opportunity that is thrown my way, I'm ready for it.' "The brighter they are the easier they fall and the bigger they come the harder they fall," Nakathila told The Ring. "This is boxing and when I am at my best, I've got chance against anyone, I will be ready. "I respect all my opponents and there is no difference when it comes to Mason. I rate him very highly as a prospect and I will handle him as just another boxer in front of me." Saturday, June 7, 2025 Undercard: 5:00 p.m. ET Main Card: 9:00 p.m. ET Scope Arena in Norfolk, VA Undercard: ESPN+ Main Card: ESPN. ESPN+ NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 14: Keyshawn Davis punches Denys Berinchyk during their WBO ... More lightweight title fight during their junior bantamweight fight during their lightweight fight during their welterweight fight, during their heavyweight fight at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on February 14, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by) The 26-year-old Davis is widely regarded as one of the bright, young stars in boxing. After winning a silver medal at the 2020 Olympics, Davis had his first pro fight in February 2021, picking up a second-round TKO win. He won his first title in his seventh outing, picking up the WBO Inter-Continental lightweight belt with a unanimous decision win over Juan Carlos Burgos in 2022. A little more than two years later, after picking up five more wins (and a no contest for a failed drug test for marijuana), he stepped into the ring against the unbeaten Denys Berinchyk for the WBO lightweight title that Berinchyk had won in May 2024. Davis dominated Berinchyk during their meeting at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In the third round of that contest, Davis scored a knockdown via a left to the body. Berinchyk, bleeding from the nose, got back to his feet for an eight-count after that blow. However, in the fourth round, Berinchyk was unable to regain his feet after another powerful left to the body, giving Davis the title. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 16: Edwin De Los Santos waits for the start of a fight for a vacant WBC ... More lightweight title against Shakur Stevenson on November 16, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stevenson won the vacant title by unanimous decision. (Photo by) The 25-year-old De Los Santos opened his pro career with 13 straight wins and 12 knockouts. His unbeaten run came to a halt in January 2022 when William Foster III beat him via split decision. De Los Santos bounced back from that setback with three wins (two via knockout). In November 2023, De Los Santos got a chance to fight for a title when he faced Shakur Stevenson for the vacant WBC lightweight crown. Stevenson won that contest via unanimous decision, beating De Los Santos by scores of 116-112 x 2 and 115-113. De Los Santos struggled to land in that contest, connecting on just 13 percent of the punches he threw. ESPN has Davis ranked as the No. 3 lightweight behind Stevenson (No. 2) and Gervonta 'Tank' Davis. De Los Santos is the No. 14 ranked fighter according to the WBO. We will have more on the Keyshawn Davis Vs. Edwin De Los Santos fight card as fight night nears.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Richard Torrez maintains undefeated streak with unanimous decision win in Las Vegas
This time there are no knockouts for Tulare's Richard Torrez. But his undefeated streak continues after an unanimous decision win over a taller Guido Vianello in a 10-round heavyweight main event in Las Vegas on Saturday night, capturing the NABF, NABO and IBF North American titles at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort. 'I was trying to set up my feints and my body shots,' Torrez said. 'Then, my body shots started landing more and more. From there, other shots started landing like my hooks. That was the plan that we had.' The judges ruled the fight 98-91 2x and 97-92. According to Compubox, the 6-foot-2 Torrez (13-0, 11 KOs) jumped out to a 23-14 lead in punches landed. Vianello (13-3-1, 11 KOs) had been penalized a point in the second round for excessive holding. Vianello, listed at 6-6, had a 46-33 advantage over rounds four through seven. Torrez connected on a counter left hook, stunning Vianello in the last minute of the eighth round. Torrez landed 40% of his power punches while Vianello connected on 31%. It's not known when Torrez will fight again but he's ready for any opponent that comes his way. 'I don't say no to fights,' he said. 'I want that to be clear. I want that to be known. Whoever you guys give me, I'm going to say yes to.'
Korea Herald
02-04-2025
- Business
- Korea Herald
Low birth rate's far-reaching impact: Sustainability of teacher pensions under threat
The impact of South Korea's demographic crisis is far-reaching, with one lesser-known consequence being the threat to the sustainability of the teachers' pension system. As the school-age population shrinks and schools close, teachers are losing their jobs and becoming legally eligible for pension payouts much earlier than expected — sometimes as early as their 30s. According to data released by the National Assembly Budget Office, 410 pension recipients became eligible prematurely due to school closures as of 2024. Among them, individuals in their 30s and 40s account for 16 percent. It was the first time that the number of early recipients surpassed 400 since the pension program was introduced in 1975 as a mandatory scheme providing financial security for private school teachers and staff in Korea. Of the 410, recipients in their 60s and older comprised the largest share with 196, followed by 149 in their 50s. The remaining 65 recipients were younger — 63 in their 40s and two in their 30s. "The financial sustainability of the Teachers' Pension fund is already in question, and early pension payouts due to school closures will further strain future finances," a NABO official said. Statistics Korea projections indicate the number of children ages 6 to 21 will decrease further from 6.97 million in 2025 to about 4.1 million by the early 2040s. After a slight rebound in the early 2050s, the decline will continue. The NABO financial outlook warned that without systemic changes, the teachers' pension fund will run a deficit by 2028 and be depleted by 2042.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Edgar Berlanga misses weight for first fight since Canelo Alvarez loss: 'Damn, man — I can't do it'
Edgar Berlanga is 1.6 pounds over the championship limit for his comeback fight. Berlanga tipped the scales at 169.6 pounds in his first attempt at Friday's weigh-in ahead of his WBO NABO super middleweight title bout with Jonathon Gonzalez-Ortiz. Gonzalez-Ortiz successfully made the 168-pound maximum, weighing in at 167.4 pounds. "People don't know, right, but I had the flu," Berlanga said to FightHype about missing weight. "I was struggling with my health, and I knew that at a certain point, I was like, 'Damn, man — I can't do it.'" Berlanga vs. Gonzalez-Ortiz will still go ahead on Saturday night at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida, but Berlanga will be ineligible to win the title. Should he emerge victorious, the belt will become vacant. Berlanga vs. Gonzalez-Ortiz is the co-feature of a DAZN-streamed fight card headlined by the Austin "Ammo" Williams (17-1, 12 KOs) vs. Patrice Volny (19-1, 13 KOs) middleweight contest. Elsewhere on the show, 2024 Olympic bronze medalist Omari Jones makes his professional debut at welterweight against Alessio Mastronunzio (14-5, 4 KOs), and Jamaine Ortiz (18-2-1, 9 KOs) faces Yomar Alamo (22-3-1, 13 KOs) in a super lightweight bout. Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) was last in action this past September when he challenged Saul "Canelo" Alvarez for the WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight titles. Berlanga extended Alvarez the 12-round distance at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas but ultimately lost a lopsided decision on the scorecards. Saturday's bout represents Berlanga's final fight as part of his contract with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing on Saturday. He will then enter free agency in the summer, likely targeting big fights with Caleb Plant, Jermall Charlo and Jaime Munguia. Berlanga has expressed his disappointment at being on the undercard of a relatively smaller show coming off a fight with the sport's biggest star, Alvarez. He blames Hearn's Matchroom for what he has described as a "disrespectful" move. Gonzalez-Ortiz (20-0-1, 16 KOs) had two fights in 2024, a pair of knockouts over Jose Saint-Hilaire Gil and Edward Ulloa Diaz, which ended a 10-year hiatus from the sport. Gonzalez-Ortiz, 35, represented Puerto Rico at the 2008 Olympics. He fought to a draw with former super welterweight world champion Serhiy Dzinziruk in 2012 and has a win over Derek Ennis — the brother of IBF welterweight champion Jaron "Boots" Ennis. Ten years on and two weight divisions up, it is no surprise that he is such a big underdog (+950 per BetMGM) against Berlanga.
