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Video: Shakur Stevenson, Edwin De Los Santos make weight for title fight

Shakur Stevenson and Edwin De Los Santos on Wednesday made weight for their fight for the vacant WBC lightweight title Thursday.

Shakur Stevenson and Edwin De Los Santos on Wednesday made weight for their fight for the vacant WBC lightweight title Thursday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Stevenson (20-0, 10 KOs) weighed 133.8 pounds, 1.2 under the division limit. De Los Santos (16-1, 14 KOs) came in at 134.3.

Stevenson, a former 126- and 130-pound titleholder, will be fighting for the second time at 135. De Los Santos will be fighting for a major world title for the first time.

In the co-feature, WBO 130-pound champ Emanuel Navarrete (38-1, 31 KOs) weighed in at the division limit. Challenger Robson Conceicao (17-2, 8 KOs) was 129.3.

Watch the weigh-in above.

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Video: Shakur Stevenson, Edwin De Los Santos make weight for title fight

Shakur Stevenson and Edwin De Los Santos on Wednesday made weight for their fight for the vacant WBC lightweight title Thursday.

Shakur Stevenson and Edwin De Los Santos on Wednesday made weight for their fight for the vacant WBC lightweight title Thursday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Stevenson (20-0, 10 KOs) weighed 133.8 pounds, 1.2 under the division limit. De Los Santos (16-1, 14 KOs) came in at 134.3.

Stevenson, a former 126- and 130-pound titleholder, will be fighting for the second time at 135. De Los Santos will be fighting for a major world title for the first time.

In the co-feature, WBO 130-pound champ Emanuel Navarrete (38-1, 31 KOs) weighed in at the division limit. Challenger Robson Conceicao (17-2, 8 KOs) was 129.3.

Watch the weigh-in above.

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Shakur Stevenson vs. Edwin De Los Santos: Date, time, how to watch, background

Shakur Stevenson vs. Edwin De Los Santos: Date, time, how to watch, background.

Shakur Stevenson and Edwin De Los Santos are scheduled to fight for the vacant WBC lightweight title on Thursday night in Las Vegas.

SHAKUR STEVENSON (20-0, 10 KOs)
vs. EDWIN DE LOS SANTOS (16-1, 14 KOs)

  • Date: Thursday, Nov. 16
  • Time: 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
  • TV/Stream: ESPN, ESPN+
  • Division: Lightweight (135 pounds)
  • At stake: Vacant WBC title
  • Odds: Stevenson 8-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
  • Also on the card: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Robson Conceicao, junior lightweights (for Navarrete’s WBO title)
  • Prediction: Stevenson UD
  • Background: Stevenson will try to become a world titleholder in a third division and continue to build the case that he’s as good as anyone in boxing in an unusual Thursday-night fight. The gifted 2016 Olympic silver medalist from New Jersey has been untouchable as a professional, even as his opposition has improved. He became a two-division champion by stopping Jamel Hering to win a 130-pound title in 2021 and then successfully defended by easily outpointing unbeaten Oscar Valdez in a title-unification bout the following April, which lifted him onto many pound-for-pound lists (No. 13 on Boxing Junkie’s). He lost his belts on the scale before defeating Robson Conceicao by a wide decision in September last year, after which he made the decision to move up to 135. He knocked out Shuichiro Yoshino in six rounds in his debut as a full-fledged lightweight on April 8. He will now face De Los Santos for the 135-pound title stripped from Devin Haney. The 24-year-old from the Dominican Republic has won three consecutive fights since he lost a split decision to William Foster III in January of last year, knockouts of Luis Acosta and Jose Valenzuela, and a decision over Joseph Adorno. De Los Santos is taking a significant step up in opposition against Stevenson.

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Shakur Stevenson vs. Edwin De Los Santos: Date, time, how to watch, background

Shakur Stevenson vs. Edwin De Los Santos: Date, time, how to watch, background.

Shakur Stevenson and Edwin De Los Santos are scheduled to fight for the vacant WBC lightweight title on Thursday night in Las Vegas.

SHAKUR STEVENSON (20-0, 10 KOs)
vs. EDWIN DE LOS SANTOS (16-1, 14 KOs)

  • Date: Thursday, Nov. 16
  • Time: 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
  • TV/Stream: ESPN, ESPN+
  • Division: Lightweight (135 pounds)
  • At stake: Vacant WBC title
  • Odds: Stevenson 8-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
  • Also on the card: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Robson Conceicao, junior lightweights (for Navarrete’s WBO title)
  • Prediction: Stevenson UD
  • Background: Stevenson will try to become a world titleholder in a third division and continue to build the case that he’s as good as anyone in boxing in an unusual Thursday-night fight. The gifted 2016 Olympic silver medalist from New Jersey has been untouchable as a professional, even as his opposition has improved. He became a two-division champion by stopping Jamel Hering to win a 130-pound title in 2021 and then successfully defended by easily outpointing unbeaten Oscar Valdez in a title-unification bout the following April, which lifted him onto many pound-for-pound lists (No. 13 on Boxing Junkie’s). He lost his belts on the scale before defeating Robson Conceicao by a wide decision in September last year, after which he made the decision to move up to 135. He knocked out Shuichiro Yoshino in six rounds in his debut as a full-fledged lightweight on April 8. He will now face De Los Santos for the 135-pound title stripped from Devin Haney. The 24-year-old from the Dominican Republic has won three consecutive fights since he lost a split decision to William Foster III in January of last year, knockouts of Luis Acosta and Jose Valenzuela, and a decision over Joseph Adorno. De Los Santos is taking a significant step up in opposition against Stevenson.

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Video: Shakur Stevenson vs. Edwin De Los Santos open workout

Video: Shakur Stevenson vs. Edwin De Los Santos open workout.

Shakur Stevenson and opponent Edwin De Los Santos conducted an open workout on Tuesday outside T-Mobile Arena, the site of the fight.

Stevenson (20-0, 10 KOs) and De Los Santos (16-1, 14 KOs) will fight for the vacant WBC 135-pound title Thursday night in Las Vegas (ESPN, ESPN+),

They were joined at the workout by Emanuel Navarrete (38-1, 31 KOs) and Robson Conceicao (17-2, 8 KOs), who will fight for Navarrete’s WBO 130-pound belt on Thursday.

“I can’t wait,” Stevenson said at the workout. “It’s going to be very exciting. You’ve got the tough Edwin De Los Santos, but I’m here to whoop his a–! … We can’t think about what comes after. I’m not worried about after.

“We’ve got a job to do Thursday night. I’m coming here to get my belt.”

Said De Los Santos: “We are not here to hesitate. We are here to fight. We accepted the fight, and we are going for it. I think at one point I was being underestimated. But now he has accepted the reality that he is going to have a very tough fight.”

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Video: Shakur Stevenson vs. Edwin De Los Santos open workout

Video: Shakur Stevenson vs. Edwin De Los Santos open workout.

Shakur Stevenson and opponent Edwin De Los Santos conducted an open workout on Tuesday outside T-Mobile Arena, the site of the fight.

Stevenson (20-0, 10 KOs) and De Los Santos (16-1, 14 KOs) will fight for the vacant WBC 135-pound title Thursday night in Las Vegas (ESPN, ESPN+),

They were joined at the workout by Emanuel Navarrete (38-1, 31 KOs) and Robson Conceicao (17-2, 8 KOs), who will fight for Navarrete’s WBO 130-pound belt on Thursday.

“I can’t wait,” Stevenson said at the workout. “It’s going to be very exciting. You’ve got the tough Edwin De Los Santos, but I’m here to whoop his a–! … We can’t think about what comes after. I’m not worried about after.

“We’ve got a job to do Thursday night. I’m coming here to get my belt.”

Said De Los Santos: “We are not here to hesitate. We are here to fight. We accepted the fight, and we are going for it. I think at one point I was being underestimated. But now he has accepted the reality that he is going to have a very tough fight.”

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Fight Week: Shakur Stevenson will bid to become three-division titleholder

Fight Week: Shakur Stevenson will bid to become a three-division titleholder against Edwin De Los Santos on Thursday in Las Vegas.

FIGHT WEEK

Pound-for-pounder Shakur Stevenson and Edwin De Los Santos are scheduled to fight for the 135-pound title stripped from Devin Haney on Thursday night in Las Vegas.

SHAKUR STEVENSON (20-0, 10 KOs)
vs. EDWIN DE LOS SANTOS (16-1, 14 KOs)

  • Date: Thursday, Nov. 16
  • Time: 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
  • TV/Stream: ESPN, ESPN+
  • Division: Lightweight (135 pounds)
  • At stake: Vacant WBC title
  • Odds: Stevenson 8-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
  • Also on the card: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Robson Conceicao, junior lightweights (for Navarrete’s WBO title)
  • Prediction: Stevenson UD
  • Background: Stevenson will try to become a world titleholder in a third division and continue to build the case that he’s as good as anyone in boxing in an unusual Thursday-night fight. The gifted 2016 Olympic silver medalist from New Jersey has been untouchable as a professional, even as his opposition has improved. He became a two-division champion by stopping Jamel Hering to win a 130-pound title in 2021 and then successfully defended by easily outpointing unbeaten Oscar Valdez in a title-unification bout the following April, which lifted him onto many pound-for-pound lists (No. 13 on Boxing Junkie’s). He lost his belts on the scale before defeating Robson Conceicao by a wide decision in September last year, after which he made the decision to move up to 135. He knocked out Shuichiro Yoshino in six rounds in his debut as a full-fledged lightweight on April 8. He will now face De Los Santos for the 135-pound title stripped from Devin Haney. The 24-year-old from the Dominican Republic has won three consecutive fights since he lost a split decision to William Foster III in January of last year, knockouts of Luis Acosta and Jose Valenzuela, and a decision over Joseph Adorno. De Los Santos is taking a significant step up in opposition against Stevenson.

 

ALSO FIGHTING THIS WEEK

TUESDAY

  • Steve Claggett vs. Miguel Madueno, lightweights, Montreal (ESPN+)

WEDNESDAY

  • Justin Pauldo vs. Jerry Perez, lightweights, Plant City, Florida (ProBox TV)

SATURDAY

  • Diego Pacheco vs. Marcelo Coceres, super middleweights, Los Angeles (DAZN)
  • Denzel Bentley vs. Nathan Heaney, middleweights, Manchester, England (ESPN+)
  • Franck Petitjean vs. Adam Azim, junior welterweights, Wolverhampton, England (Peacock)

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Fight Week: Shakur Stevenson will bid to become three-division titleholder

Fight Week: Shakur Stevenson will bid to become a three-division titleholder against Edwin De Los Santos on Thursday in Las Vegas.

FIGHT WEEK

Pound-for-pounder Shakur Stevenson and Edwin De Los Santos are scheduled to fight for the 135-pound title stripped from Devin Haney on Thursday night in Las Vegas.

SHAKUR STEVENSON (20-0, 10 KOs)
vs. EDWIN DE LOS SANTOS (16-1, 14 KOs)

  • Date: Thursday, Nov. 16
  • Time: 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
  • TV/Stream: ESPN, ESPN+
  • Division: Lightweight (135 pounds)
  • At stake: Vacant WBC title
  • Odds: Stevenson 8-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
  • Also on the card: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Robson Conceicao, junior lightweights (for Navarrete’s WBO title)
  • Prediction: Stevenson UD
  • Background: Stevenson will try to become a world titleholder in a third division and continue to build the case that he’s as good as anyone in boxing in an unusual Thursday-night fight. The gifted 2016 Olympic silver medalist from New Jersey has been untouchable as a professional, even as his opposition has improved. He became a two-division champion by stopping Jamel Hering to win a 130-pound title in 2021 and then successfully defended by easily outpointing unbeaten Oscar Valdez in a title-unification bout the following April, which lifted him onto many pound-for-pound lists (No. 13 on Boxing Junkie’s). He lost his belts on the scale before defeating Robson Conceicao by a wide decision in September last year, after which he made the decision to move up to 135. He knocked out Shuichiro Yoshino in six rounds in his debut as a full-fledged lightweight on April 8. He will now face De Los Santos for the 135-pound title stripped from Devin Haney. The 24-year-old from the Dominican Republic has won three consecutive fights since he lost a split decision to William Foster III in January of last year, knockouts of Luis Acosta and Jose Valenzuela, and a decision over Joseph Adorno. De Los Santos is taking a significant step up in opposition against Stevenson.

 

ALSO FIGHTING THIS WEEK

TUESDAY

  • Steve Claggett vs. Miguel Madueno, lightweights, Montreal (ESPN+)

WEDNESDAY

  • Justin Pauldo vs. Jerry Perez, lightweights, Plant City, Florida (ProBox TV)

SATURDAY

  • Diego Pacheco vs. Marcelo Coceres, super middleweights, Los Angeles (DAZN)
  • Denzel Bentley vs. Nathan Heaney, middleweights, Manchester, England (ESPN+)
  • Franck Petitjean vs. Adam Azim, junior welterweights, Wolverhampton, England (Peacock)

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Jamel Herring: ‘I wanted to test myself’ in comeback fight

Jamel Herring: ‘I wanted to test myself’ in comeback fight Tuesday in New York City.

Is this do or die for Jamel Herring?

The former 130-pound titleholder will be fighting for his boxing life when he faces journeyman Nick Molina on Saturday night at Edison Ballroom in New York City (DAZN).

That’s the reality for a once-respected fighter who has lost back-to-back fights, is 38 and hasn’t been in the ring for a year and a half.

His choice of opponent, one without big-fight experience, is more of a test to determine what he has left in the tank rather than an opportunity to re-establish his credentials.

“I chose this fight because if you can’t get past Nick Molina, how can you get past world champions, the Joe Cordinas, Emanuel Navarretes, Hector Garcias?” Herring said on the Big Fight Weekend podcast.

“… I chose Nick Molina, younger, undefeated, I’m pretty sure he’s hungry, because I wanted to test myself and push myself.”

Herring (23-4, 11 KOs) was blown out by Shakur Stevenson in October 2021, losing all but one round on two cards and getting stopped in 10 rounds to lose his belt and momentum.

That was followed by unanimous decision loss to Jamaine Ortiz in May of last year, which raised questions about Herring’s future as an elite fighter.

Herring maintained his fighting spirit in those setbacks but he identified one nagging problem: He was too easy to hit, which his opponents exploited. He has been working on defense with former 118-pound titleholder Wayne McCullough.

“I’m not getting any younger,” Herring said. “I know where I’m at. I feel great. And I have the great Wayne McCullough in my corner. I have to be honest with myself. I’m a U.S. Marine. I have integrity.

“The main thing I’m looking for in my game is defense. I can fight, I can be that dog in the ring because I have the military grit behind me, but I lack the defensive aspect at times.

“Being here with Wayne gave me so much confidence. … I can still be in the fire without being burned. That can go a long way.”

Even a defense-challenge Herring could probably get past the relatively inexperienced Molina (13-0, 5 KOs).

It’s in his following fight — presumably against a top-tier foe — that we’ll truly know whether Herring still has the ability to fight at a championship level.

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Jamel Herring: ‘I wanted to test myself’ in comeback fight

Jamel Herring: ‘I wanted to test myself’ in comeback fight Tuesday in New York City.

Is this do or die for Jamel Herring?

The former 130-pound titleholder will be fighting for his boxing life when he faces journeyman Nick Molina on Saturday night at Edison Ballroom in New York City (DAZN).

That’s the reality for a once-respected fighter who has lost back-to-back fights, is 38 and hasn’t been in the ring for a year and a half.

His choice of opponent, one without big-fight experience, is more of a test to determine what he has left in the tank rather than an opportunity to re-establish his credentials.

“I chose this fight because if you can’t get past Nick Molina, how can you get past world champions, the Joe Cordinas, Emanuel Navarretes, Hector Garcias?” Herring said on the Big Fight Weekend podcast.

“… I chose Nick Molina, younger, undefeated, I’m pretty sure he’s hungry, because I wanted to test myself and push myself.”

Herring (23-4, 11 KOs) was blown out by Shakur Stevenson in October 2021, losing all but one round on two cards and getting stopped in 10 rounds to lose his belt and momentum.

That was followed by unanimous decision loss to Jamaine Ortiz in May of last year, which raised questions about Herring’s future as an elite fighter.

Herring maintained his fighting spirit in those setbacks but he identified one nagging problem: He was too easy to hit, which his opponents exploited. He has been working on defense with former 118-pound titleholder Wayne McCullough.

“I’m not getting any younger,” Herring said. “I know where I’m at. I feel great. And I have the great Wayne McCullough in my corner. I have to be honest with myself. I’m a U.S. Marine. I have integrity.

“The main thing I’m looking for in my game is defense. I can fight, I can be that dog in the ring because I have the military grit behind me, but I lack the defensive aspect at times.

“Being here with Wayne gave me so much confidence. … I can still be in the fire without being burned. That can go a long way.”

Even a defense-challenge Herring could probably get past the relatively inexperienced Molina (13-0, 5 KOs).

It’s in his following fight — presumably against a top-tier foe — that we’ll truly know whether Herring still has the ability to fight at a championship level.

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