June 7, 2025 Undefeated Abdullah Mason takes on Jeremia Nakathila
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00:00...and by the NAPF at ringside, John Portering.
00:06And the contest is offered to supervision of the Virginia Boxing, MMA, and Pro Wrestling Commission.
00:13Commissioner in attendance, Jermaine Gray.
00:17And now, introducing your judges at ringside, Mark Votilio, Gunnar Roussel, and Steve Weisfeld.
00:27And in charge of the action, your Marine will be Chris Flores.
00:34And now, ten rounds of boxing for the NAPO and NAPF lightweight titles live on ESPN from Scope Arena.
00:48Ladies and gentlemen, the time has come.
00:51No call, make some noise, because here we...
00:57Goal!
01:03Introducing first fighting out of the Blue Corner, presented in association with Sunshine Promotions.
01:10He wears the black and gold, weighing in 134.8 pounds as a professional, 26 rings, 21 by way of knockout against four losses.
01:20Hailing from the wind, Namibia, presenting the challenger, Jeremiah, Loke...
01:26Jeremiah, Loke...
01:30Nakatila!
01:32He's wearing the light blue and weighing in 134.5 pounds.
01:36Defending the titles for the first time.
01:38The hard-hitting finisher brings a perfect professional record featuring 18 victories, no defeats, and an impressive 16 wins by way of knockout.
01:48Price number four by the WBC, number two by the WP Ho.
01:52Fighting out of Cleveland, Ohio.
01:54Presenting the undefeated defending NAPO and NAPF lightweight champion, Amanda...
01:58Mason!
02:22Yes, sir.
02:52you do not want to blame
02:55because Abdullah Mason and Jeremiah Nakatila
02:58both have dynamite in those gloves
03:01the other thing is both can be vulnerable
03:04and be dropped so that's why this fight
03:07is so important for Abdullah Mason in particular
03:10because he's one step away from fighting for a world title
03:14that has now been vacated by Keyshawn Davis
03:17the WBO lightweight belt for Jeremiah Nakatila
03:20knows that one big punch tonight
03:23can change his life here and put him in life
03:25that's why this is a dangerous fight
03:30for Abdullah Mason
03:31and again you see those eyes open
03:33that high guard up for Mason already
03:36soundbar versus orthodox once again
03:40opposites of track
03:42head butts can happen
03:44lead foot or lead foot can be touching
03:49fighting for positioning
03:50fighting for positioning outside
03:51and also that they need to be battling
03:5405 is going to be looking for the right hands
03:57their back hands
03:58last time Abdullah Mason was in this building
04:02was November 2024
04:03against Johan Vasquez
04:04round one was a round of the year candidate
04:06he dropped twice in that first round
04:10dropped Johan Vasquez himself
04:12and then Phyllis Vasquez with a body shot
04:15in the second round
04:17that was an exciting turn of events
04:19he hopes to have a little bit less drama
04:23against Jeremiah Nakatila
04:25but if it was up to Nakatila
04:27that's exactly how he wants to make this fight
04:29he's looking for
04:34a bill of total commitment
04:38he's looking for anything
04:38he's just being patient
04:40then that's happy veteran
04:41he wants the young man to get
04:43he's overly confident
04:45so he's going to let his hands
04:46look
04:46you see the defense
04:47of Abdullah
04:49very aware
04:50of what's coming back
04:51so those things
04:54are going to set up a shot
04:55you know Tim
04:56you don't know what you have
04:58until a fighter is tested
04:59you saw the reaction
05:01but until it makes it
05:03happen early on
05:04in his career
05:05that's when you want
05:06those tests to occur
05:07and what does he do
05:08he comes back
05:09with two knockout wins
05:10since
05:11his last one
05:12the longest outing of his career
05:13a six round knockout
05:15against Carlos
05:16what you want to see out of him
05:19is a fighter's activity
05:19his third fighter's activity
05:21was a five already
05:22actually
05:22activity
05:25activity
05:25he just helped
05:26trouble me too
05:27and the last
05:28the image of college work
05:29involvement as a fighter
05:31and already
05:32I can see this reacting
05:34to all the fans right there
05:35he's doing a good job
05:44of breaking up his rhythm
05:45as of right now
05:46I can see the good throw
05:48a good right to the body
05:49as Mason
05:50is trying to set up
05:51an overland shot
05:52it's a good job
05:55for Abdullah Mason
05:56I think it's time
06:00he said
06:01I want to make sure
06:02I know how hard he hit
06:03before I know the commitment
06:04so you can think this
06:06of our other team
06:06when he's coming forward
06:08he's staying
06:09you know
06:10he's going to throw the right hand
06:11he's going to throw the right hand
06:11but you are
06:13right there
06:13you look for the looping shot
06:14however
06:15it's when he's coming forward
06:16what is most lethal
06:17with that backhand
06:18when he throws that one
06:19and fully extend
06:21with that right hand
06:22backhand
06:22there was an incident
06:23with Nahir Albright
06:24after his fight
06:26with Kelvin Davis
06:27Mark Riegel
06:28with the loophole
06:29after two years
06:34you win
06:35move up in the way
06:36come back to this dressing room
06:38to celebrate
06:39what happens
06:40that's a good
06:41that's it
06:43yeah
06:44oh
06:45that's great
06:46it's a hard part
06:47hard part
06:48and yeah
06:49and his little brother
06:53like jump me
06:54like they
06:54started walking up to me
06:56all the time
06:56putting his head against mine
06:58and then grab me
06:59and then I was about to swing
07:00but my team
07:01and everybody grabbed
07:02they grabbed
07:04Keyshawn
07:05and everything
07:06it was you know
07:07it was great
07:07coach G
07:08and Mike Pobani
07:10your company
07:11broke it up
07:12yes
07:13and you're talking about
07:14Keyon
07:14and Keyshawn Davis
07:16now Mike Pobani
07:18said that
07:19bump over your
07:20right eye
07:21was not there before
07:22did they do that
07:23yeah
07:24I think so
07:24yeah
07:24so what's your reaction
07:27to all this
07:27this is a good night
07:28for you
07:28it should have been
07:29right
07:29yeah
07:30you know
07:31it's definitely
07:31but
07:32they had
07:33fire
07:34they had
07:34fuel to the flame
07:35like Keyshawn
07:36got running back
07:37in the ring
07:38not outside
07:39you're going to turn
07:42this into a
07:42Keyshawn fight
07:43sure
07:44like
07:44you feel me
07:45you're approaching me
07:45on my best night
07:47you feel me
07:49now we got
07:49seven
07:50if you ever heard
07:52this before
07:52guys getting jumped
07:54in and lock him
07:55in after a fight
07:56not even in Philly
07:58well there you go
08:03fellas
08:03I mean
08:04he wants a rematch
08:05pretty interesting
08:07argument
08:07I mean that's totally
08:09uncultory
08:09you talk about
08:10a bad weekend
08:12turning horrible
08:13for DB3
08:14that's
08:15I mean
08:16I hope
08:17the commission
08:17figures this out
08:19I've done something
08:20about it
08:20and get suspended
08:21that's what they
08:22that's what you got
08:23but you know
08:25with that being said
08:26I'm letting y'all know
08:29right now
08:29I'm no longer
08:30and
08:31no longer
08:34ridiculous
08:36can't take a nail
08:38can't take a butt
08:40whooping
08:40come on now
08:42but there wasn't
08:43nothing to do
08:44let's just
08:44make that
08:45he took his L
08:46he took
08:47Keon
08:48and Keishan
08:50who are alleged
08:50to have jumped
08:51they were all right
08:53in the locker
08:54that's ridiculous
08:56and let's get
08:59up to the Mason
09:00hit through here
09:01against Jeremiah
09:01and he's the main
09:03event here
09:03in the second round
09:04up to the Mason
09:05trying to let his
09:05hands go
09:06no more
09:06here
09:06it's
09:07just a matter of time
09:15and that first round
09:16of the
09:16throws you in
09:18of that first round
09:18of the last round
09:19good opportunity
09:22with a short left hand
09:23buzzed up
09:24momentarily
09:25he just inching
09:27getting closer
09:27little by little
09:28letting up
09:29that's a nice
09:32beam off
09:32about the single
09:33shots
09:34throwing it
09:35into the punches
09:36he's looking at
09:37the line
09:37of that back
09:38he's not getting
09:41too comfortable
09:41though
09:42because the right
09:42half of Nakatita
09:43continues to be
09:44dangerous
09:44but your right
09:45to those fates
09:46have Nakatita
09:47fighting
09:47every single
09:48time
09:48he's out
09:49dancing
09:49he's out
09:50he's out
09:51he's out
09:51he's out
09:51he's out
09:52but you notice
09:56how
09:56he's out
09:57because you see
09:58how
09:59composed
10:00Abdoe is
10:03he's not willing
10:04to take that
10:05many chances
10:05he's willing
10:06to take his
10:07time
10:07he knows
10:07he has
10:0810 a.m. to work
10:09so he's taking
10:10his time
10:10he's going to warm
10:11up into the fight
10:12he's going to get
10:12to stop
10:13and to be honest
10:14Abdoe makes it
10:16walk
10:16rounds
10:17because
10:18he may be
10:20fighting for a world
10:20title up next
10:21if he accepts
10:22the challenge
10:22after
10:23the vacancy left
10:25by
10:25Keyshawn Davis
10:27he's going to get
10:28past six rounds
10:29so he also
10:30wants to know
10:31how he can do
10:32down his schedule
10:33and fight
10:34out
10:43the
10:44daddy going
10:44down
10:45the
10:45daddy going
10:47he's going
10:48out
10:48going in
10:49this is what
10:50all around
10:51this is what
10:51don't break down
10:52he's gonna break down
10:53right
10:54take the time
10:56Don't rush him in.
10:58Make it more long damn safe.
11:04Yes, they do it.
11:06You know, yes, they do it.
11:08The Jazz are kidding.
11:10Just kidding, everything is my body is doing right now.
11:12He's a little bit.
11:14Not big.
11:16This program is in there.
11:18Got his hand.
11:20Super good.
11:22Good job, Josh.
11:24He's an outside.
11:26He's an outside.
11:28He's an outside.
11:30He's an outside.
11:32He's an outside.
11:34He's an outside.
11:36He's an outside.
11:38Round three of our schedule.
11:40Ten round.
11:42Main event.
11:44In the Tiffany police trunks taking on Jeremiah Nakatilla.
11:48In the Gold Trunks train in black.
11:50So far 24 to 9.
11:52The punches landed.
11:54Through three rounds.
11:56Nothing too spectacular here.
11:58Through two rounds.
12:00For round three.
12:02There's that jab from McDonald's Mason.
12:04Faint setting up.
12:06Another jab.
12:08He's an outside.
12:10He's a.
12:12He's an outside.
12:14Marce Brinko.
12:15Do you have an update as to the situation that occurred earlier in the market?
12:17Yeah, I do.
12:18Or something like an update do.
12:20Someone came out.
12:22Absolutely not in the crowd.
12:26We are trying to give them an opportunity to get their side of the story out.
12:33They do not want to speak.
12:35That's their prerogative.
12:36But we will be talking about Abdullah Mason, the undefeated contender.
12:41Number two ranked WBO lightweight taking on Jeremiah Nakatila.
12:45Ranked number 11 in the world.
12:49Right hand there from Nakatila.
12:52Getting around the guard of Abdullah Mason.
12:55I don't know about them.
12:57I like their body.
12:59They like to stay first in the body.
13:01And they don't get burned, right?
13:03If you just shake out that back hand.
13:06Let's see if he uses it.
13:08You see if I just shake that back hand like that.
13:12They felt something in that world when they left the shot.
13:16Let's see if he just uses it.
13:19He's heavy on that jab right now.
13:21But I like it.
13:22See how active he is.
13:23Coming forward, taking the space.
13:24Uh-oh.
13:25Yeah.
13:26He's already smelling it.
13:27He already smelling it.
13:28He already smelling it.
13:29He's like, I told you.
13:30He know you don't belong in the ring with him.
13:31He don't get you up out of there.
13:32But Nakatila says, hold on.
13:33I got a left hook too.
13:34Yeah.
13:35Nachatila.
13:36He already MEMBERS.
13:40Yeah.
13:47Look at Din gets past this face.
13:48I know you heard it.
13:49I know he heard that.
13:51That was a zooming shot.
13:55That was a zooming shot by Lacatee.
14:02That was a youngster Mason.
14:04You better stay aware because I can clap.
14:08And it's about who gets his first.
14:12Taking an actual angle right there.
14:14Seeing that right hand and understanding that.
14:16Good defense right there from the goal.
14:19Again, staying close.
14:20Putting him on his back.
14:21Putting that pressure on him.
14:23Now, there he is.
14:25Thank you Mason.
14:26And Lacatino's legs are shaking up.
14:29And now on the right hook.
14:33The block may be his best friend.
14:38Nice body shot.
14:39Oh, he threw a Mason.
14:40Curl him up again.
14:47So you know how to train the dragon with him?
14:49Is that what he did?
14:50Is it before he disappears?
14:52Oh.
14:53Don't press.
14:54Old.
14:55Tasty.
14:56Dangerous and delicious.
14:58How to train dessert.
14:59How to make those 2.5 foot.
15:01What about the man?
15:03Building your own American family insurance route line?
15:06Yeah.
15:07That's better when you're protected over American families.
15:09Ooh.
15:10That's not how it works.
15:11That's how it works.
15:13So you get the 23% of our butter when you're coming.
15:15How do I miss?
15:16You get a taco to go from the big queue for $2.99.
15:19Go.
15:20Go.
15:21Go.
15:22Go.
15:23Go.
15:24Go.
15:25Go.
15:26Go.
15:27Go.
15:28Go.
15:29Go.
15:30Go.
15:31Go.
15:32Go.
15:33Go.
15:34Go.
15:35Go.
15:36He's got a 10-round main event of Pelamason with excellent work there in the third round of the game.
15:43Outstanding. We're taking his time, being patient, about rushing himself.
15:46He's been a seasoned pro right now.
15:50And you've got to do that against the final of 21 knockouts in 26 victories.
15:55Life in the movie.
15:57Jeremiah Nakatila, who goes right hand to the body of Pelamason.
16:02I'm done with him right now. He's just working on that.
16:04He's just working on that. Nakatila don't belong in the ring with him.
16:07And you see the legs shaking once again on Jeremiah Nakatila.
16:11We talked about the chin being shockworn.
16:16Every time that Mason makes contact with the paddle shot, you see the Nakatila feel.
16:23You put him on edge, you know what I mean?
16:26And I think just Nakatila's balance in general is just not good.
16:30You know, that's helping me right there. He's definitely a baited fighter.
16:36Woo!
16:37Nice counter right though from Nakatila.
16:39He's still dangerous.
16:40He's still going to throw.
16:41Oh, he's still dangerous. Absolutely.
16:43He's got a cutover side now too.
16:44Nice job.
16:56Nice job.
16:57I feel amazing.
16:58Just measuring out Nakatila.
17:01That shot.
17:02That straight leg sticking the legs of Jeremiah Nakatila.
17:06Nakatila's got a right thing right there.
17:09Tying up.
17:09Binding himself in time.
17:10Got a minute and 38 seconds left on the clock.
17:12Let's see if Abdullah Mason can get the stoppage in this round.
17:18I call him four.
17:20Oh, he's left from Mason and Nakatila's going to land that right hook.
17:26And you see that left eye closing.
17:29He's in the top of under the eye of Jeremiah Nakatila.
17:33It's a bloody mess.
17:34And look, a hurt fighter is always a dangerous fighter, especially when you have a hurt fighter
17:41that is fighting for his life right now in Nakatila.
17:45Look at Chris Flores does Nakatila.
17:48Show me something.
17:50Show him a right hand.
17:51Okay.
17:51Okay.
17:53Okay.
17:53Yeah.
17:54Put that poison on him.
17:56That jab.
17:57And that jab is hard.
17:58It's almost like a backhand.
18:01Like the left hand.
18:04It's the weakest person that you've had.
18:06But when you step in like that, the way Mason does, it becomes a power shot.
18:10Oh, nice counter left from Nakatila both of us.
18:20They're opening side doors, but then, that jab is sweeping left hook from Nakatila.
18:25And there's a right.
18:26Man, that's a power.
18:28But I love the fact that Abdullah Mason isn't spooked up.
18:33He's staying close.
18:34Again, getting underneath it, avoiding that power and letting in shots.
18:37That's the beauty about Abdullah Mason.
18:39He's in the pocket.
18:41Yes.
18:42He's in the danger zone because he says, if I'm in danger, that's a left hook from Abdullah
18:47Mason.
18:48Referee Chris Flores steps in.
18:51I'm the best.
18:52A new how-to-train the dragon menu is now with P.K.
19:01Pented before he disappears.
19:03Oh, don't press.
19:06Almost tasty, dangerous and delicious.
19:08I have to turn the jack.
19:10Oh, come to the theaters, too.
19:11Look, take a few.
19:12Oh, come to the theaters, too, too, too, too, too.
19:12Oh, come back down.
19:15Yeah, we're trying to back down.
19:16So, there's a new thing.
19:21Oh, come back.
19:22Big dog.
19:24No, let's do it.
19:25How did you go one?
19:26How do I do it?
19:26Let's go down, guys.
19:27Let's go down, guys.
19:27Oh, what the hell?
19:30Oh, what the hell?
19:30Oh, what the hell?
19:30Oh, you're still on.
19:32Oh, I don't know, please.
19:33There's time out being called in the corner of Jeremiah Nakatita so they can attend to the cut.
19:45Let's listen in.
19:47The doctor is coming up to check on the left side.
20:04Of Jeremiah Nakatita, you know what, I didn't, I didn't like the way that he was in the corner of Jeremiah Nakatita.
20:34Not if he was moving around the ring or he was just trying to position himself or he could get out of harm's way.
20:39He could just tell his gait is completely on.
20:41Like, I'm telling you right now, he needs to go ahead and hang up the gloves, you know, because every time he got touched, even with the jabbing spots, even when he was just trying to find his footing, he was all over the place.
20:52He was like a drunk person coming out of a bar.
20:56That's the way we speak for it.
20:57But let's give it up to him, though, he took his time, you know, started slow, you know, he respected the power.
21:04Like a season pro, and he ended up getting a stoppage.
21:06Now, it might not be like how he wanted it to be, you know, in spectacular fashion, but at the end of the day, he got the job done in great fashion.
21:14And that's all that counts.
21:15In the end, he's the number two WBO contender for the title that's been left taken by Keyshawn Davis.
21:23Let's try and start the file out here in Norfolk, Virginia.
21:30Let's take a look at the beginning of the end where Abdullah Mason hurt Jeremiah Nakatila.
21:35He had him trapped in that corner, he didn't know he had the bike.
21:39Step this side, boom.
21:41Triple straight left hand.
21:44Had him bagging out.
21:45You see Nakatila trying to get distance for himself.
21:47Again, picked up in the corner right there.
21:54Just looking for a spot.
21:56Boom, right downstairs.
21:57We get him a little bit, come around that guard.
22:00Just look at the footwork.
22:02Look at how unbalanced, unbalanced that Nakatila is doing that scene.
22:06I'm so glad that the referee stopped the match.
22:11I'm so glad because, look, the ref, I don't know if he wanted to stop the match,
22:16but the reason why he went to the doctor is because he was hoping that the doctor stopped the match.
22:21Sometimes they do that.
22:23They're going to listen in, and someone in the corner said,
22:26he does not look good, so let's listen to what happened and not get to this corner.
22:34It's not okay.
22:35Are you okay, my friend?
22:36You all right?
22:37No, you're okay.
22:38No, I'm just okay.
22:39You're okay.
22:40It's not okay.
22:40I'm just okay.
22:42Got it.
22:42I don't know.
22:43Get out.
22:44I don't know.
22:46I don't know.
23:16You just have to listen to the fight.
23:19Yes.
23:19That's exactly what the corner did.
23:22That's exactly what the referee did, and that's exactly what the doctor did.
23:26But this is my problem.
23:28The referee heard me, right?
23:30He's a broken man.
23:31Did he actually see what's going on?
23:33I mean, he could have stopped it after he even said that.
23:36However, look, I'm not complaining.
23:38I'm just saying that the fight got stopped at the right time.
23:42All right.
23:44Let's get the official time of the stopping with a little face and getting the victory over here.
23:49Am I not the feeling?
23:50It's all yours.
23:51Ladies and gentlemen, the main event on the evening, the ringside position sets in and waves off the contest.
24:01The official time.
24:02One second in the round.
24:04Number five.
24:05He is.
24:06The official time.
24:09He's a winner.
24:14The erfolgreich champion.
24:15The will of Mason.
24:19The way.
24:19The midsection comes out off.
24:23We all came.
24:24The inside.
24:25The power team.
24:26The head.
24:27The head.
24:27The head.
24:28The head.
24:28The head.
24:28The head.
24:29The head.