Abdullah Mason Stops Albert Bell

To Defend Lightweight Crown!

(July 4th) Abdullah Mason, 21-0, 18Ko's defended his WBO lightweight world title against Toledo native Albert Bell, 28-1, 9Ko's with a 12th-round TKO Saturday evening in front of a hometown crowd of 10,101 at Cleveland State University's Wolstein Center.

The 22-year-old southpaw started quickly, connecting with left and right hands to the body, but Bell tempered his early success with sharp counters. A headbutt in the second round also caused a cut above Mason’s left eye.

Nevertheless, by the middle rounds, Mason was more aggressive than ever, landing jabs and straight left hands before launching a sustained body attack in the ninth.

In the final round, Mason sprinted toward Bell to finish him, scoring a knockdown. Bell recovered, but another knockdown forced referee Marc Nelson to halt the fight at :45 of the 12th round.

Mason said, "I feel great. We had a game plan. We were going to work the body. Then they told me I was behind on the cards, so I stepped it up and finished the fight.”

“He’s a great opponent. I knew it was going to be a great fight. I just had to take my time.”

“I want to thank him for stepping in. And thank you, Cleveland.”

Brooklyn, New York’s fighting pride Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington, 18-0, 10Ko's defended his WBC featherweight world title with a unanimous decision victory over Mexican contender Rene Palacios, 19-1-1, 10 KOs).

Carrington began the fight from a shoulder-roll stance, throwing quick shots before circling the ring and continuing to let his hands go. Palacios sought to box with Carrington, mixing aggression with well-placed shots to land short left hands and right hooks around Carrington’s guard.

Ultimately, Carrington’s quicker reflexes and hand speed allowed him to outland Palacios in nearly every exchange, though the Mexican southpaw had his moments, including a body shot in the 11th round that hurt Carrington.

Nevertheless, the champion maintained his composure, relying on his footwork and counterpunching to regain control in the final round.

Carrington won with scores of 116-112, 117-111 and 118-110.

Carrington said, “These are the fights that I have been wanting. There were some tough moments, including the body shot. But it’s part of the game.”

“Body shots are the worst, but I had to fight on. I have that warrior mentality.”

“I want to unify. I want to fight the best of the division. And that’s whoever the champions are.”

Cleveland native and welterweight contender Tiger Johnson (18-0, 8 KOs) used a disciplined jab to control Christopher Guerrero (16-1, 9 KOs) en route to a 10-round unanimous decision.

Johnson established his jab from the opening bell, mixing in right hands and counter hooks. Guerrero had difficulty closing the distance, but was able to land right hands in the fifth.

The U.S. Olympian regained control by the following round, exchanging at close range to land combinations before cruising down the stretch. Johnson won by scores of 100-90 and 99-91 2x.

“Thank you to Cleveland for coming out,” said Tiger. “I hadn’t fought here in 10 years. It was a very hard camp. It means everything to fight here. A lot of people don’t know where I come from. I had to overcome a lot of adversity.”

“Tell Devin Haney to come see me.”

Lightweight: Unbeaten standout Scooter Davis (12-0, 10 KOs) earned a workmanlike eight-round unanimous decision against Carlos Ramos (18-5-1, 10 KOs). Scores: 77-75 and 78-74 2x.

Super Featherweight: Ibrahim Mason (3-0, 3 KOs) scored a second-round TKO against Erik Hanley (1-3, 1 KO). Time of stoppage: 1:59.

Lightweight: Abdurraham Mason (3-0, 2 KOs) defeated Alvaro Huizar Cabral (1-1) via four-round unanimous decision. Scores: 40-36 3x.

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