Abdullah Mason will now face Mexican southpaw Carlos "Chinito" Ornelas in a 10-round special feature on Saturday, April 5, at Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Keyshawn Davis and Abdullah Mason shared the stage in July at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on the undercard of Shakur Stevenson’s win against Artem Harutyunyan.

Lightweight phenom Abdullah Mason is wasting little time looking to further prove his promise and potential.

NEW YORK – Abdullah Mason made it clear throughout the first round of his fight Friday night that he learned invaluable lessons from his last eyebrow-raising outing.

NEW YORK – Abdullah Mason didn’t suffer a single knockdown in any of his first 94 amateur and professional fights combined. The elite lightweight prospect knew, however, that he would respond appropriately once an opponent hit him hard enough to cause one. His father and trainer, Valient Mason, has helped the 20-year-old Cleveland native prepare for such trying times since he entered the gym as a 9-year-old who had no idea whether he would even stick with boxing, let alone allow it to consume him.

Keyshawn Davis appeared much more in control of his emotions when he weighed in Thursday afternoon at Madison Square Garden’s Theater in New York than he did during a contentious press conference Wednesday.

Fast-rising lightweight phenom Abdullah Mason had a memorable 5-0 campaign in 2024 that led him to be a finalist for The Ring’s Prospect of the Year award.

With a new year upon us and a quiet January in store, things pick up considerably in February and March with the rest of the boxing calendar filling up as we go along.

One of the sport’s standout phenoms is not taking a step back in the competition despite dealing with some adversity during his last fight.

It seemed like Abdullah Mason was fighting every other day. The busy schedule he managed to put together kept him in the limelight and on the minds of most fans and contenders.