Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez both weighed in at 139.6 lbs on Friday at their weigh-in for Saturday’s huge undisputed light-welterweight showdown on ESPN at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Nobody’s hat was stolen. No brawl broke out. WBC/WBO champion Jose Ramirez and WBA/IBF champion Josh Taylor were all business Thursday at the final press conference for Saturday’s undisputed junior welterweight world title showdown at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
The sensational Shakur Stevenson played the role of the headliner and shined. Stevenson, the former featherweight world champion, secured a 10-round unanimous decision over veteran Toka Kahn Clary in the junior lightweight main event Saturday from the MGM Grand Las Vegas Bubble.
Shakur Stevenson (15-0, 8 KOs) got some good work in on Saturday night in beating second-tier fighter Toka Kahn Clary (28-3, 19 KOs) by a 10 round unanimous decision in a stay busy fight in ‘The Bubble’ at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada
Stevenson did what he wanted tonight in hitting Kahn Clary at will with shots and getting out of the way of his return first.
Former WBO featherweight champ Shakur Stevenson and his opponent for Saturday Toka Kahn Clary weighed in successfully on Friday afternoon for their fight this Saturday night in ‘The Bubble’ at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Shakur Stevenson, former featherweight world champion, is ready to add a second world title to his trophy case. First, he must get past Toka Kahn Clary in Saturday’s 10-round junior lightweight main event from the MGM Grand Las Vegas Bubble.
Shakur Stevenson (14-0, 8 KOs) is ready for his 10-round fight this Saturday, December 12th on ESPN against Toka Kahn Clary (28-2, 19 KOs) in ‘The Bubble’ at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
ESPN+ stream to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET – Heavyweight knockout artist Efe Ajagba will make his Top Rank on ESPN debut Saturday, Sept.
Former two-weight world champion Jose Pedraza’s quest for a title in a third weight class is alive and well. Pedraza, from Cidra, Puerto Rico, toppled Mikkel LesPierre via unanimous decision (100-88 and 99-89 2x) Thursday night in a junior welterweight bout.
Don’t miss Pedraza vs. LesPierre – TOMORROW at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT live on ESPN & ESPN Deportes from the MGM Grand Conference Center – Grand Ballroom (Las Vegas) – Live boxing is back!