DAZN: The Fight - Live Updates, Results and Highlights

The official time of Mason's stoppage win is 45 seconds into round 12. While the stoppage itself was somewhat controversial, it was a very impressive sequence, and a great way for the champ to avoid the scorecards in what had been a very close fight to that point.

"The told me I was down [on the scorecards]," he said of the finish. "I didn't want to get out of here with an L tonight, so I went upstairs and ended it.

"I knew it was going to be a great fight, I just had to take my time."

The win marks Mason's first defense of the WBO lightweight title. He's now 21-0 with 18 KOs. As for what's next, he doesn't seem to mind.

"Anybody who wants to get it can come and get it," he said.

As for Bell, this is the first loss of his career. In his post-fight interview, the 33-year-old acknowledged that his nose was damaged mid-way through the fight, which compromised his breathing and caused him to fade.

Mason scored his first knockdown of the fight just seconds into the final round, and just a few seconds after Bell returned to his feet, scored another. The referee decided that was enough. That was a very questionable call—Bell deserved a count—but that's that. This one is over in round 12. Mason is still undefeated, and still the champ. Bell, despite a valiant effort, is neither.

Mason was stalking Bell through most of round three. While he didn't throw much, the champion's confidence was clearly building, while Bell has been looking increasingly outmatched.

By the time the round was over, the challenger's nose was quite bloody. His chances of an upset win, meanwhile, now look quite slim.

After a frenetic round nine, things slowed down a bit in the 10th. Bell was particularly subdued, and seems to have lost a good deal of firepower—and maybe some confidence. Still, he had a lot of success in the early rounds. With two rounds to go, it's very unclear who will leave the ring victorious.

Mason's momentum continued to build through round nine. The champ's body shots were clearly beginning to take a toll, as Bell began to breath heavily through a wide-open mouth, and hang on for dear life every time they tied up. Mason clearly saw this, attacking the body more and more as the round wound down.

He's definitely regained control of this fight, and seems to smell blood in the water.

Mason came out aggressive in round eight, and after a Bell slip, actually seemed to hurt the challenger with a stiff punch to the chin. He also started to fire off body shots with some success. He seems to be coming alive heading into round nine. Bell, meanwhile, finally seems to be showing signs of fatigue and damage, with blood trickling out of his nose. We could be seeing a big change in momentum here.

Round seven was probably Mason's best of the fight, thanks primarily to a couple of sizzling left hands that landed clean in the early going, and a solid shot in the final minute. That said, Bell didn't seem to be too badly hurt at any point, and managed to fire back throughout the round.

Round six was more of the same. Mason had his moments, and can clearly still win this fight, but was generally beaten to the punch by his challenger. He's just getting picked apart as he tries to close distance.

"He's stealing the show from Mason," commentator Chris Mannix said as the round ended.

Bell's timing and experience continued to shine throughout round five. Mason had some nice moments, particularly when he tried to go to the body, but the challenger still seems to be a step ahead as we near the halfway mark. The commentators certainly think so.

Mason was aggressive through round four—especially at the end—but he wasn't really able to change anything. Bell's control of distance and counters were still the story of the round. The champ is staying calm, but he needs to be careful not to let this one slip away from him.

By the beginning of round 3 the commentators were clearly very impressed with Bell, and that's no surprise. He has definitely started strong. He continued to perform well through the third, patiently waiting just outside the champ's punches and firing off slick counters with great success. He's not running away with the fight just yet, but the momentum is clearly on his side.

Mason spent much of round two pushing forward, but Bell did well keeping Mason honest with snappy 1-2s and check hooks—as well as something that slightly bloodied the champion. Right now, it's Mason's pressure against Bell's counters and control. Another close round, but it might have been Bell's.

The two fighters began round one by jockeying for control of the centre of the ring. Bell landed some nice right hands at range to start the round, but Mason began to press forward and fire off combinations as the clock wore down. The crowd is behind him, and they're making sure he knows it. They are loud.

Close round, but hard not to favor the champ.

After five fights, we've now reached the main event of the evening, with undefeated wunderkind Abdullah Mason set to defend his WBO lightweight title against replacement opponent Albert Bell in just a few minutes' time. 

Mason, the youngest male champion in the sport at present, has a ton of momentum behind him, with a 20-0 record, including a title winning decision against Sam Noakes last year. After watching two of his brothers score victories earlier on tonight's card, he'll surely be hoping to complete a clean sweep for his family on home soil. However, his challenger figures to have other plans.

Bell, who replaces Joe Cordina against the champ, is an impressive 28-0 overall. He's definitely a bit short on knockout wins, with just nine on his resume, but he has a a big height advantage in this matchup, and a ton of momentum behind him. Underdogs have also generally performed well tonight, so it would be foolish to count the challenger out.

Whatever happens, it would be nice to see this one end before 12 rounds are up, given the prevalence of decisions on tonight's card.

Let's get to it.

Bruce "Shu Shu" Carrington has won a unanimous decision victory over Rene Palacios, which means he is still the WBC featherweight champion, and still undefeated. In victory, his records now sits at 18-0.

Carrington and his team will have no trouble critiquing his performance and Cleveland, and definitely have a lot to work on after the fact. That said, he was in control of almost the entire contest outside of his challenger's late surge, so there's a lot to celebrate too.

"He caught me good to the body," he said in his post-fight interview. "Body shots are one of the worst shots in boxing... But my mentality is just to fight on."

Carrington will now attempt to unify his division's titles—no simple feat, and one that hasn't been achieved in decades.

"It's time to unify," he said. "It's time to get the featherweight division rolling."

Despite a strong finish from Palacios, this championship bout will be decided by the judges. Open scoring tells us Carrington is going to win a decision, but it will be interesting to see how the judges scored the final rounds given the challenger's late surge. We should have our answer in moments.

Carrington has been firmly in control of the vast majority of this fight, but in the waning moments of round 11, he was clearly hurt by a punch to the body. He didn't even try to hide it, acknowledging his opponent's success as the round concluded.

One round to go. Carrington is guaranteed a decision win if we reach the scorecards, but Palacios is clearly still capable of winning this fight.

After eight rounds of action, we got another look at the judges' scorecards, and as expected, they are fully behind Carrington. All three scored the first eight rounds 79-73 for the American champ. That's no surprise considering he has been in control of nearly every moment of the fight, even if it hasn't been a thriller so far. 

Mid-way through round eight, Palacios landed a left hand that caused Carrington to fall to one knee. The referee didn't rule it a knockdown, and Carrington was quick to claim he'd been hit in the back of the head—which it may have been, though he definitely turned into it.

In any case, this marks the first big moment of the fight for Palacios, and one that could throw the champ off his game a bit. Let's see.

Carrington is firmly in control of this championship bout after five rounds, but his shorts aren't performing well as he is. They appear to have ripped right down the back. So far, it doesn't seem like it will be an issue, but hopefully this doesn't become a problem later in the fight.

Because this is a WBC title fight, it will feature open scoring, with the judges scorecards being revealed at the end of the fourth, eighth, and of course twelfth rounds—if it goes that long.

With four rounds in the books, we got our first look at what the judges' are thinking, and they're firmly behind Carrington at this point, scoring the fight 40-36 apiece. That tracks. The American has been soundly in control so far, frustrating a somewhat hesitant Palacios with his jab and movement, and slowly building up to more impactful combinations.

That said, the fight has been somewhat uneventful overall—so much so that the commentators spent several minutes debating the merits of open scoring and discussing some recent fireworks displays in Cleveland and Los Angeles. Hopefully, that changes in the coming rounds, and the fighters give the commentators a little more to talk about.

We've reached the final two fights of the night, which means it's time to put some titles up for grabs. First up, Bruce "Shu Shu" Carrington (17-0, 10 KOs) will attempt to defend his WBC featherweight title opposite Rene Palacios (19-0-1, 10 KOs).

Carrington will be looking to build on the momentum of a knockout of Carlos Castro in New York City this past January. Palacios fought the same month, defeating Sulaiman Segawa by split decision.

Carrington is a big favorite to leave the cage victorious, but with a title on the line, Palacios will not go quietly. His win over over Segawa was a pretty big upset in its own right, so he can definitely pull it off.

Stay tuned. 

As expected, Delante "Tiger" Johnson leaves the ring with a unanimous decision win over a tough Christopher Guerrero.

"That's what I do," he said in his post-fight interview. "I overcome tough fights."

With this result, Johnson a fantastic 18-0 as a pro. While his skeptics may decry his failure to finish Guerrero, he's clearly incredibly talented, and his jab alone will take him a long way in the sport. It will be interesting to see how Top Rank will push him going forward, but he's clearly got a ton of potential.

If he gets his way, it'll be a fight with Devin Haney in the near future.

"Devin and his whole crew, they know what it is," he said. "Tell Devin to come see me."

That's a very bold callout, but as they say, fortune favors the brave.

After controlling the vast majority of his battle with Guerrero, "Tiger" Johnson came out aggressive in the final round, evidently eager to score a knockout in front of his hometown supporters. However, Guerrero was able to survive to the final bell, meaning the judges will decide this one. 

Anything but a Johnson win would be a travesty. His jab was money through the whole fight, and he started to land with more power down the stretch. It would have been nice to see him finish the fight, but this was a great performance from a former Olympian with a very bright future as a pro.

Let's see how the judges scored it. 

We're now seven rounds down in this 10-round welterweight fight, and "Tiger" Johnson's jab continues to be the most important factor in the ring. It's fast, it's accurate, and it's making it very hard for Guerrero to get going. It's also allowing Tiger to set up harder shots—though it would be nice to see him to throw with a little more heat overall.

All that being said, the Guerrero is showing a lot of heart, and is still occasionally making some big connections of his own.

Let's see if the either man can put a stamp on this, or if the judges will be needed.

Three rounds left.

Guerrero had almost no success through the first three rounds, but at the end of round four, he briefly wobbled Johnson with a big right hand. Johnson survived to the end of the round, and didn't appear to be in serious trouble as he walked to his stool, but this is still anyone's fight.

We're three rounds into this welterweight scrap. So far, there haven't been any particularly dramatic moments, but "Tiger" Johnson is seemingly firmly in control of the action. As is typically the case in his fights, his jab has been a huge factor. Guerrero is clearly trying to problem solve, but so far, he hasn't been able to get into range. He needs to get inside and let his hands go, but that's easier said than done. 

The main card continues with a welterweight bout pitting Delante "Tiger" Johnson against Canada's Christopher Guerrero.

Both men are undefeated. Tiger sits at 17-0 with 8 KOs, while Guerrero sports a very similar record of 16-0 with 9 KOs. The American is favored to win this one, but as Ramos just proved against Davis, the odds don't always tell the full story.

The two men will have 10 rounds to work with. Let's see who can keep their undefeated record intact.

Carlos Ramos fought an excellent fight against Deric Davis, and in the eyes of many viewers—and the ringside commentators—did enough to win after eight rounds.

The judges saw things differently. All three scored the fight in favor of Davis, dashing the Ecuadorian's upset dreams to a shower of boos from the Cleveland crowd.

"The guy was tricky," Davis said in his post-fight interview. "He's a tricky veteran.

"I'm only 23 years old... I'm going to keep developing."

While this is nowhere near the worst decision we've seen in the ring—even just this year—it was definitely a dubious one. That said, it pushes Davis' record to 12-0, and ensures he'll continue to get big spots in the crowded lightweight division.

Despite Deric Davis' incredible knockout rate, this one has somehow gone all eight rounds. Even more surprisingly, Carlos Ramos performed incredibly well throughout—perhaps even enough to win a decision. That's certainly the opinion of the ringside commentators, who favored Ramos' volume and versatility over Davis' forward pressure.

"I don't see 'Scooter' Davis pulling this one off," said Sergio Mora, who predicted a draw or Ramos decision win at the end of the fight.

Let's see how the judges saw it… 

We're now six rounds into this fight, and Ramos is still fighting very well, avoiding most of Davis' offense, and returning fire with great success. As always, there's really no way to know what the ringside judges are seeing, but at the very least, commentator Chris Mannix is scoring this one for Ramos so far. 

Not bad for a guy who was 1-2-1 in his last four fights. 

Two rounds to go. Let's see if the underdog can flip the script.

Deric Davis seemed to have every conceivable advantage heading into this fight, but Carlos Ramos clearly didn't get the memo.

The Ecuadorian fighter has been giving a great account of himself through three rounds, frustrating Davis with slick counters off the back foot. It's definitely still anyone's fight, but the American's inexperience is showing a bit here, as he's clearly struggling to find his range and timing against a quick southpaw. He also clearly doesn't like the body shots that are coming back at him.

Onto round four. This is heating up.

Our four-fight main card will kick off at the top of the hour.

First up, we've got a lightweight clash pitting Deric "Scooter" Davis against Carlos Ramos.

Davis, 23, is off to a great start as a pro, with an 11-0 record and 10 KOs. Ramos, 30, is 18-4-1 overall, also with 10 KOs to his credit.

They'll have eight rounds to settle it.

We've got a few minutes to go before ring walks, so now's the time for bathroom breaks and refilling your drink.

Ibrahim Mason couldn't have looked much better against Erik Hanley.

Around the two minute mark of round two, the 20-year-old scored his first knockdown of the fight. Less than a minute later, he had landed three more—some with body shots, others with punches to the head—forcing the referee stop the fight.

In victory, the young Mason is now 3-0 as a pro, with all of those wins coming inside the distance.

His victory brings his family to 2-0 in Cleveland. His older brother Abdullah will be up later in the main event, with lightweight gold on the line. Let's see if they can pull off a clean sweep.

Hanley took a massive shot mid-way through the second round, and promptly hit the deck. He regained his footing, but a moment later, was floored by another Mason punch. Two more knockdowns followed in less than a minute.

That's it!

Up next, we've got another member of the Mason family taking center stage. This time around, it will be Ibrahim Mason taking on Erik Hanley in the super featherweight division.

Mason, who is just 20 years old, sports a 2-0 pro record with two knockouts. Hanley, 32, is 1-2 as a pro. His lone victory came by knockout. He has not fought since losing a decision to Javon Walton in 2024. Needless to say, he'll face an uphill battle in this one.

Hanley is in the ring, and Mason is walking out, so let's get to it.

Abdurrahman Mason represented his family well in the opening bout of the night, defeating Alvaro Huizar Cabral by decision after four rounds.

That said, Cabral didn't make it easy for him. 

After a strong round one, the two lightweights began throwing heavy leather in round two, and actually wobbled each other in quick succession, with Mason landing first, and Cabral returning fire soon after. However, the Cleveland fighter recovered, and began to take control of the fight again in round three, punishing his opponent with repeated attacks to the body, and opening up a huge cut on his brow. His momentum carried into the fourth and final round, as he continued to rack up volume in close, setting him up for a clear-cut unanimous decision win.

It's Mason's first time reaching the judges' scorecards as a pro—and actually his first time out of the first round. He surely wanted a knockout, but it was still a pretty dominant performance, and it will provide plenty of lessons for him going forward.

There will be two more Mason brothers in action before the night is over. Let's see if they have the same success. 

Saturday's boxing card in Cleveland will kick off in a little over 20 minutes.

The first bout of the night will be contested at lightweight, as Abdurrahman Mason takes on Alvaro Huizar Cabral. Mason is the older brother of the card's headliner, Abdullah Mason, and will step into the ring with a 2-0 pro record, with both wins coming inside the distance. Cabral is just 1-0 as a pro, winning his debut by decision earlier this year. It's a big opportunity for both. Let's get into it.