Lightweight prospect Abdullah Mason faces Luis Lebron on the Shakur Stevenson-Artem Harutyunyan card

Abdullah Mason vs Luis Lebron lightweight showdown highlights Shakur Stevenson-Artem Harutyunyan card

Lightweight phenom Abdullah Mason will take center stage this Saturday, July 6, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Mason’s eight-round bout against Puerto Rican veteran Luis Lebron has been elevated to the ESPN-televised main card, a four-fight blockbuster headlined by WBC lightweight world champion Shakur Stevenson returning home to defend his belt against Artem Harutyunyan .

O’Shaquie Foster will defend his WBC junior lightweight world title against Brazilian Olympic gold medalist Robson Conceição in the co-feature, and lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis will take on Mexican puncher Miguel Madueño in a 10-round special feature.

Stevenson-Harutyunyan, Foster-Conceição , Davis-Madueño, and Mason-Lebron will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN, Deportes, and ESPN+ at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT.

Mason (13-0, 11 KOs) has been pegged as a pound-for-pound star of the future since turning pro under the Top Rank banner in November 2021.

The southpaw slasher has won three straight bouts by knockout, including a second-round blitzing of Jose Cardenas last November on the undercard of Stevenson’s decision victory over Edwin De Los Santos.

The fresh-faced 20-year-old last fought in April and broke down Venezuelan puncher Ronal Ron en route to a fourth-round stoppage.

Lebron (20-5-1, 13 KOs), an 11-year pro, has never been knocked out and has won two straight fights.

Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Universum Boxing, tickets are on sale NOW via Ticketmaster.com .