FIGHT WEEK
Unbeaten super middleweight prospect Isaiah Steen is scheduled to face veteran Sena Agbeko Friday night on ShoBox: The New Generation.
ISAIAH STEEN (16-0, 12 KOs) VS. SENA AGBEKO (26-2, 21 KOs)
- When: Friday, Oct. 21
- Time: 9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
- Where: Bally’s Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey
- TV/Stream: Showtime
- Division: Super middleweight (168 pounds)
- At stake: No major titles
- Pound-for-pound ranking: None
- Odds: NA
- Also on the card: Sean Hemphill vs. David Stevens, super middleweights; Marquis Taylor vs. Marlon Harrington, junior middleweights
- Prediction: Steen UD
- Background: Steen, a rising 168-pound prospect, will return to ShoBox: The New Generation against Ghanaian slugger Sena Agbeko. The slick 24-year-old from Cleveland, a half brother of Charles Conway, was an outstanding amateur, reportedly finishing his unpaid career with a record of 85-15. And he has enjoyed nothing but success since turning pro in 2016. He passed a test in his most recent fight, defeating capable Kalvin Henderson by a unanimous decision in a hard fought battle in July of last year. A victory over Agbeko could lift Steen into the rankings. Agbeko, who fights out of Nashville, is a big puncher. He has stopped his three opponents since he was nearly shut out against Vladimir Shishkin in February of last year. His last fight was this past July. Steen was originally scheduled to face Elvis Figueroa in the co-feature. However, organizers changed his opponent and lifted the fight to main event status after a light heavyweight matchup between Ali Izmailov and Radivoje Kalajdzic fell out.
ALSO FIGHTING THIS WEEK
THURSDAY
- Floyd Schofield vs. Daniel Ross, lightweights, Indio, California (DAZN).
FRIDAY
- George Acosta vs. Jose Angulo, junior lightweights, Ontario, California (Thompson Boxing YouTube, Facebook).
SATURDAY
- Mauricio Lara vs. Jose Sanmartin, featherweights, Mexico City (DAZN).
- Kenzie Morrison vs. Robert Simms, heavyweights, Kansas City, Kamsas (FITE).