By Dan Ambrose – 11/08/2024 – Commentary
Highly hyped lightweight Abduhah Mason (16-0, 14 KOs) had to get off the deck twice in the first round to come back to defeat Yohan Vasquez (26-5, 21 KOs) with a second-round knockout on Friday in the undercard to beat night at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.
(Credit: Mikey Williams / Top Rank)
The 20-year-old Mason got sloppy in round one and dropped Vasquez with a powerful counter left hand. Mason tried to land a big left of his own, and was wide open for the left counter. After that takedown, Mason came back to knock Vasquez down with a perfectly placed left uppercut.
Mason then went for the kill, but was caught and put down by another left hook. Fortunately for Abdullah, that takedown came in the final seconds of the round.
In the second round, Mason hurt Vasquez with a left hand in the opening seconds. Vasquez appeared to suffer a right leg injury with that punch and was limping afterward.
Mason took advantage of the injury by hitting the canvas on the inside and Vasquez with a left to the body. Vasquez was too hurt to beat the count. The time of the stoppage was at 1:59 of round two.
Last updated on 11/08/2024
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