American Shakur Stevenson returns to the ring to fight for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title against Dominican Edwin de los Santos on Thursday night, November 16 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Stevenson is undefeated with a record of 20 wins (10 by knockout) and after being crowned featherweight and junior lightweight, he is going for a new challenge in his career.
Stevenson tries to grab Herring's belt during faceoff
He will seek to become world champion in three divisions, a challenge that will not be easy because he will face the brutal power of the Dominican De los Santos (16-1, 14 KOs), who after losing by split decision to William Foster III in January 2022, has three wins, two of them by knockout.
It won't be the only championship fight on the card, as the evening's co-main event will feature Mexican champion Emanuel Navarrete (38-1, 31 KOs) defending his WBO junior lightweight title against Brazilian Robson Conceicao (17-2, 8 KOs).
It has been 11 years since 'Cowboy' Navarrete's only defeat and since then he has won 33 fights, 25 by knockout, where he has won titles in three divisions.
The event was organized to coincide with the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix and take advantage of the euphoria of race weekend in Sin City.
It will coincide with Practice 1 on the street circuit, where the contenders will be looking to take the 135-pound belt vacated by Devin Haney, who will move up to 140 pounds.
The fight will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Stevenson vs De los Santos fight is expected to start at around 11:30 pm ET. However, the main card will begin at 8:30 pm ET, CT: 7:30 PM, MT: 6:30 PM and PT: 5:30 PM.
The Las Vegas show featuring the Stevenson vs De Los Santos fight will be broadcast live on ESPN.
The fight will be broadcast via live stream on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes.
WBC lightweight title
WBO super featherweight title
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