Abdullah Mason came from behind to stop Albert Bell to retain his WBO Lightweight title at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

Bell boxed and moved and took most of the first half of the fight.

In round 12, Mason dropped Bell in the opening seconds with a left to the head. Moments later, Mason landed another combination that put Bell down again and referee Mark Nelson stopped the bout at 1:47.

Mason, 135 lbs of Cleveland is 21-0 with 18 knockouts. Bell, 134.9 lbs of Toledo, OH is 28-1.

Carrington Decisions Palacios; Retains Featherweight Title

Bruce Carrington retained the WBC Featherweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Rene Palacios.

Carrington, 124.9 lbs of Brooklyn won by score of 118-110, 117-111 and 116-112 and is now 18-0. Palacios, 125.7 lbs of Mexico is 19-1-1.

Tiger Johnson Decisions Guerrero

Tiger Johnson remained undefeated with a 10-round unanimous decision over Christopher Guerrero in a battle of undefeated welterweights.

Johnson, 147 lbs of Cleveland won by scores of 100-92 and 99-91 twice and is now 18-0. Guerrero, 146.6 lbs of Montreal is 16-1.

Deric Davis Gets Close Decision over Ramos

Deric Davis won an eight-round unanimous decision over Carlos Ramos in a lightweight bout.

In round six, Ramos was cut over his right eye.

Davis, 134.3 lbs of Washington DC won by scores of 78-74 twice and 77-75 and is now 12-0. Ramos, 134.8 lbs of Madrid, SPA is 18-5-1.

Ibrahim Mason stopped Erik Hanley in round two of their four-round super featherweight bout.

In round two, Mason dropped Hanley with a hard left hook. Seconds later, a vicious left hook to the body put Hanley down again, Mason sent Handley down again in the with a flurry that cleaned up by another left hook. Mason then landed a big flurry and the fight was stopped.

Mason, 130.3 lbs of Cleveland is 3-0 with three knockouts. Hanley.129.4 lbs of Long Island is 1-3.

Abdurrahman Mason won a four-round unanimous decision over Alvaro Huizar Cabral in a lightweight bout.

In round three, Huzar began to bleed from around his left eye.

Mason, 133.7 lbs of Cleveland won by scores of 40-36 on all cards and is now 3-0. Huizar, 134.8 lbs of Denver is 1-1.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 26, 2026) — Abdullah Mason’s Cleveland homecoming will now come with an all-Ohio twist.

After former world champion Joe Cordina was forced to withdraw due to a visa issue, unbeaten Toledo native and WBO No. 6-ranked contender Albert Bell has stepped in to challenge Mason for the WBO lightweight world title on Saturday, July 4, at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center.
 
Mason-Bell headlines TNT Sports and DAZN’s inaugural The Fight event, a new monthly live boxing series, and will be broadcast co-exclusively in the U.S. on TNT, truTV and DAZN and worldwide on DAZN.  
 
The Mason-Bell, Bruce Carrington-Rene Palacios, Tiger Johnson-Christopher Guerrero and Scooter Davis-Carlos Ramos fights will be broadcast LIVE beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
 
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Pulse Boxing and TGB Promotions, tickets are on sale via Ticketmaster.com. 
 
Mason said, “New opponent, same mission. Much respect to Albert Bell for stepping in. Everyone, show up to the Wolstein for my title defense. Appetite for smoke!”
 
Bell said, “The opportunity was presented, I said yes. If you know my story, it’s been a long road.”

Mason (20-0, 17 KOs) completed one of boxing’s fastest recent climbs last November, dominating previously unbeaten Sam Noakes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to become a world champion less than five months shy of his 22nd birthday. Mason turned pro at 17 in 2021 following an amateur career of approximately 80 fights and surged into title contention in 2025 with three consecutive stoppages. He opened the year with a fourth-round knockout of Manuel Jaimes in February, stopped Carlos Ornelas in the sixth round in April, and blasted out Namibian veteran Jeremia Nakathila in the fifth round in June before the Noakes win.
 
Bell (28-0, 9 KOs) was scheduled to face Cuban Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz in an IBF lightweight world title final eliminator on July 18 in Carson, California. Instead, the unbeaten Ohioan now gets his first world title opportunity two weeks earlier against Mason. The 33-year-old returns following a 10-round unanimous decision over Keith Hunter last August in his hometown.
 

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About The Fight
The Fight? is a new monthly boxing series from TNT Sports and DAZN, built to deliver the sport’s biggest matchups and rising stars on a consistent national stage, elevated further by a star-studded on-air broadcast team. Featuring top fighters from leading global promoters, each event airs live on TNT Sports and DAZN platforms in the U.S. and streams worldwide on DAZN, creating a seamless, multi-platform experience that brings fans closer to the action than ever before. Across TNT Sports’ networks and platforms, including Bleacher Report and House of Highlights, additional original programming and digital content will spotlight the personalities, storylines and stakes driving each event.

Sonny Conto remained undefeated with a third-round stoppage over Justin Rolfe in a scheduled six-round heavyweight bout in front of a packed crowd at Parx casino in Bensalem, PA.

After two rounds of beating up Rolfe with hard power shots. Conto decked Rolfe with a big left hook in round three. Seconds later, it was another hard left jook from close quarters that sent Rolfe folding towards the canvas and the fight was stopped by referee Eric Dali at 1:38.

Conto, 228.2 lbs of Philadelphia is 10-0 with eight knockouts. Rolfe, 254.1 lbs of Portland, ME is 7-4-1.

Shinard Bunch viciously destroyed Marko Bailey in just 47 seconds of their six-round super lightweight bout.

Bunch jumped on Bailey and landed a devastating flurry of punches in the corner that had Bailey running to an adjacent corner only to be met by Bunch with more flush blows to the head and the fight was stopped by referee Shawn Clark.

Bunch, 144.2 lbs of Trenton, NJ is 19-1-1 with 17 knockouts. Bailey, 141.2 lbs of Durham, NC is 7-8.

Undefeated fighters Jordon Murphy and Antonio Dunton El scrapped their way to a hard fought spit draw in a super featherweight bout.

Murphy took a card 40-36; Dunton El won a scorecard 39-37 and a third tally was even at 38-38.

Murphy, 127 lbs of Bensalem, PA is 2-0-1. Dunton El, 128.9 lbs of Baltimore is 2-0-2.

Carlos Ramos stopped Jesus Arturo Guzman at the end of round three of their scheduled four-round featherweight bout.

In round one, Ramos dropped Guzman with a perfectly timed counter left.

Ramos continued to land hard flush left hands until the referee pulled the plug on the bout at the end of round three.

Ramos, 129.5 lbs of Madrid, SPA is now 15-2 with 10 knockouts. Guzman, 128.6 lbs of San Yisidro, CA is 8-7.

Michael Crane won a four-round unanimous decision over Gerardo Martinez in a lightweight bout.

Crane, 140.4 lbs of Smyrna, DE won by scores of 39-37 on all cards and is now 4-5. Martinez, 149.4 lbs of Coatesville, PA is 5-3.

Christopher Burgos and Phillip Davis battled to a spirited four-round draw in a super lightweight contest.

Davis took a card by a 40-36 score. two cards read even at 38-38.

Burgos, 140.4 lbs of North Philadelphia is 3-5-2. Davis, 143.1 lbs of Worcester, MA is 2-5-2.

Quadeer Jenkins stopped Andre Himmon in the second round of their four-round middleweight bout

In round one, Jenkins dropped Himmon with an overhand right. In Round, Jenkins dropped Himmon with a left hook and the bout was stopped at 1:37.

Jenkins, 160.5 lbs of Trenton, NJ is 2-3 with two knockouts. Himmom, 161 lbs of Philadelphia was making his pro debut.

Kerman Lejaarraga stopped former world title challenger Frankie Gavin in round four of their scheduled 12-round bout at Bilbao Exhibition Center in Baraclado, Spain.

In round four, Lejarraga dropped Gavin with a left to the body for the ten-count.

Lejarraga is now 27-0 with 22 knockouts. Gavin of England is 26-4.

Carlos Ramos stopped Ibon Larrinaga in round seven of their scheduled 10-round featherweight bout.

Ramos hurt Larrinaga several times during the fight, and in round ten, Ramos landed hard blows that forced the corner of Ramos to stop the fight.

Ramos is 10-1 with seven knockouts. Larrinaga is 11-3.

Roberto Ramirez won an eight-round unanimous decision over Oscar Amador in a super welterweight bout.

Ramirez of Tijuana, Mexico won by scores of 78-72 twice and 79-73 and is now 19-2-1. Amador is 10-9-1.

In round seven, Amador was cut over his left eye from an accidental headbutt.

Jon Miguez remained undefeated by winning an eight-round unanimous decision over Abdessamad Nechchad in a super welterweight bout.

Miguez won by scores of 78-74 twice and 79-73, and is now 9-0. Nechchad is 8-2-1.

In round five, Nechchad began to swell under his left eye.

Jorge Fortea won a eight-round decision over Rafael Chiruta in a super welterweight bout.

Fortea is 18-1-1. Chiruta is 15-41-1.

David won a four-round unanimous decision over David Calvo in a super welterweight contest.

In round two, Soria dropped Calvo with a left hook.

In round four it was a body shot that sent Calvo to the canvas.

Soria is 4-0. Calvo is 2-1.