Shakur Stevenson will face Edwin De Los Santos for the vacant WBC
lightweight title & Emanuel Navarrete will defend his WBO super
featherweight belt against Robson Conceição in a doubleheader on ESPN on
November 16 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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When: Thursday, November 16 at 10:30 p.m. ET (main event ring walk approximately midnight)
Where: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
Shakur
Stevenson returns to the ring with a chance to capture another world
title on Thursday night. He'll meet Edwin De Los Santos with the WBC
lightweight championship on the line at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
De
Los Santos will look to shock the world as the two vie for the title
that has essentially been vacated as former champion Devin Haney moves
up to fight Regis Prograis. He's been named "champion in recess" which
means he can come back down and challenge for the belt if he chooses.
Regardless
of what's next, this is a great opportunity for Stevenson to grab his
third world title and puts him in a great position to get a fight
against a more high-profile opponent. That's been difficult for the
undefeated 26-year-old thus far.
De Los Santos doesn't qualify, but he's still a quality opponent with a 16-1 record that features 14 knockouts.
The event starts at 10:30 p.m. ET and will be shown live on ESPN, ESPN
Deportes and ESPN+. Stevenson vs. De Los Santos & Navarrete vs.
Conceicao event will take place on Thursday, November 16th, to take
advantage of the huge interest in the Formula 1 Grand Prix that is
taking place on that date in Las Vegas. There will be a lot of fans
watching on ESPN.
Shakur (20-0, 10 KOs) and De Los Santos (16-1, 14 KOs) will meet in
battle for the vacant WBC 135-lb belt that undisputed lightweight
champion Devin Haney abandoned to go up to 140.
Stevenson has been bragging about himself something fierce lately,
and he’s got to back it up because he hasn’t fought any elite-level
guys. Moreover, his fighting style isn’t what you would call exciting.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum used to rail about the fighting style of
Guillermo Rigondeaux being dull, but Shakur’s has been far worse because
he doesn’t stay in the pocket, throws exclusively Mayweather-esque
potshots, and uses that dull pull-back style.