Abdullah Mason and Bruce Carrington will defend world titles tonight in a tripleheader that will air on both DAZN and TNT.
The main card coverage, and our coverage, will begin at 8:00 pm ET. Mason will defend his WBO lightweight title against Albert Bell, while Carrington will defend the WBC featherweight title against Rene Palacios. It’s the first title defense for both men. Unbeaten welterweights Tiger Johnson and Christopher Guerrero will meet in a 10-rounder, as well.
We’ll have live results and reactions, fight-by-fight, in this post, as well as live discussion down in the comments section. Join us!
Mason vs Bell live results and reactions
Deric “Scooter” Davis def. Carlos Ramos by Unanimous Decision
Official Scores: 77-75, 78-74, and 78-74 for Davis
BLH Unofficial Score: 77-75 for Ramos
The commentary crew over-hyped Davis and his incoming record and what incredible power he has. He’s a 23-year-old kid who’s never fought anyone decent and was taking a pretty big step up even against Ramos here. And then that part showed up and the power, frankly, never did. Davis (12-0, 10 KO) looked undercooked, befuddled by a southpaw, a little confused by a pro who wasn’t just there to fall over when he got hit with a power shot. In fact, Ramos (18-5-1, 10 KO) didn’t get hit by many power shots at all.
You can see the physical tools in Davis. I thought Ramos won this, and I think six rounds of eight to Davis is borderline absurd, but I’m not rooting against Davis, nor meaning to gloat against the work of Grisham, Mannix, and Mora on commentary. I just think it does young fighters a disservice to suddenly talk about someone as this blue chip star in the making out of nowhere, and that’s what they did with Davis, which makes the performance seem worse than it was. He struggled, but he also didn’t get so frustrated that he gave up on trying to make the difference. He’ll go back to the gym and hopefully get better. But this was tough for him. He got a questionable W, but now it’s up to him and his dedication to improve, and these were valuable rounds. I feel bad for Ramos, but I don’t intend to hold some fan’s grudge against Davis. Hopefully he works hard and gets sharper.
How to watch Mason vs Bell
Start Time: 8:00 pm ET
TV: TNT (U.S.)
Streaming: DAZN (subscription)
Location: Wolstein Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
Mason vs Bell full lineup and running order
- Abdullah Mason vs Albert Bell, lightweights, 12 rounds, for Mason’s WBO title
- Bruce Carrington vs Rene Palacios, featherweights, 12 rounds, for Carrington’s WBC title
- Tiger Johnson vs Christopher Guerrero, welterweights, 10 rounds
- Scooter Davis vs Carlos Ramos, lightweights, 8 rounds
