Who is on the Shakur Stevenson vs. Edwin De Los Santos undercard?
Shakur Stevenson looks to become a three-weight world champion when he moves up in weight to face Edwin De Los Santos for the WBC lightweight title on November 16. The fight takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and airs on ESPN+ in the U.S.
A former WBO featherweight and WBO, WBC, and The Ring super featherweight champion, Stevenson (20-0) was stripped of the super featherweight belts after failing to make weight for a bout against Robson Conceicao. Clearly struggling to make 130 pounds, and looking for new challenges at lightweight, Davis moves straight into a world title fight.
De Los Santos (16-1) is on a three-fight win streak. Rated No. 6 by the WBC, he stepped up after Frank Martin, who is ranked No. 2, pulled out of fight negotiations.
Stevenson credits the Dominican southpaw, with 14 wins via knockout, for taking the fight.
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“He’s (De Los Santos) definitely the best available option, with everybody saying no [to the fight]” Stevenson told MillCity Boxing via Boxing Scene. “He’s definitely a real good fighter. He got great movement, I consider him a boxer-puncher.”
Outside of the main event, another title fight and several bouts featuring young guns highlight the undercard. Here’s a breakdown of the Shakur Stevenson vs. Edwin De Los Santos undercard.
The co-main event sees Emanuel Navarrete defend the WBO super featherweight title against Robson Conceicao.
Navarrete (38-1) turned pro in 2012. Suffering his first loss in his fifth pro fight, he has won 33 in a row since. The Mexican star outpointed Isaac Dogboe in 2018 for the WBO super bantamweight title and stopped him in a direct rematch. In 2020, Navarrete moved to the featherweight division and beat Ruben Villa for the WBO title.
The 28-year-old began 2023 by beating Liam Wilson for the WBO super featherweight belt and last fought in August, defending the championship successfully against Oscar Valdez.
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A 2016 Olympic gold medalist, Conceicao (17-2) finished his amateur career with over 400 wins. Turning pro in 2016, “Nino” lost against Valdez in 2021 for the WBC super featherweight title. Since then, he has gone 1-1, losing against Shakur Stevenson in 2022 for the WBC and WBO super featherweight titles.
The prelim fight card will feature Brian Norman Jr. vs. Quinton Randall.
The son of former NABF super middleweight contender Brian Norman, “The Assassin II” (24-0) turned pro in 2018. Norman, 22, has won 19 fights via knockout and last fought in March, beating Jesus Antonio Perez Campos via unanimous decision.
Randall (13-0-1) turned pro in 2019. The 33-year-old is unbeaten, with one draw in 2022 against Ivan Alvarez. His last fight was a unanimous decision win over Willie Jones in July.
Further down the card will be Floyd Diaz vs. Max Ornelas.
Diaz (9-0) turned pro in 2021. “Cashflow” has won three fights via knockout, his last contest being a unanimous decision win over Luis Fernando Saavedra in May.
Ornelas (15-1-1) turned pro in 2016. He last fought in 2022, losing to Hector Valdez via split decision.
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Troy Isley faces Vladimir Hernandez.
A bronze medalist at the 2017 World Championships and 2019 Pan American Games, Isley (10-0) turned pro in 2021. “Transformer” last fought in July, beating Antonio Todd via unanimous decision.
Hernandez (14-5) turned pro in 2009. “24K,” who beat Julian Williams in 2021, lost against Jesus Ramos Jr. in 2022 and rebounded by beating Lorenzo Simpson in August.
Abdullah Mason fights Jose Cardenas.
Mason (10-0) turned pro in 2021. The 19-year-old has won all but two contests via knockout with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Cesar Villarraga in August.
Cardenas (7-1) turned pro in 2018. The 23-year-old lost against Marco Castro in 2019 and has won three straight since. His last fight was a unanimous decision win over Hugo Alberto Castaneda Marroquin in July.
Also on the card will be Andres Cortes vs. Freddy Fonseca.
Cortes (20-0) turned pro in 2016. The 26-year-old has won two fights in 2023 and turned in a career-best performance against Xavier Martinez, who he stopped in July.
Fonseca (31-6-1) turned pro in 2012. The 31-year-old journeyman is 4-1 in his last five and on a two-fight win streak. His last contest was a knockout win over David Roman in September.
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Finally, Ablaikhan Zhussupov faces Mark Dawson.
Zhussupov (4-0) turned pro in 2020. Born in Kazakhstan, the 26-year-old last fought in August when he beat Wiston Campos via TKO.
Dawson (11-1-1) turned pro in 2016 and fought Roque Zapata to a draw. He lost against Paul Kroll in 2021 and has won two fights since. The 26-year-old last fought in April, beating Javier Mayoral via unanimous decision.
Stevenson vs. De Los Santos will be on Thursday, November 16, days before the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. The main card begins at 10:30 p.m. ET, while Stevenson and De Los Santos should enter the ring around midnight ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
The Stevenson vs. De Los Santos main card will air on ESPN and ESPN+ in the U.S. The undercard will air exclusively on ESPN+.
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