| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 5, 2004 Bedford, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | Lightweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 20 |
| Wins | 20 |
| Win by KO | 17 |
Abdullah Mason (born April 5, 2004) is an American professional boxer. He has held the WBO lightweight title since November 2025.
Abdullah won the National Junior Championships in 2017, the Eastern Regional Open in 2017 and 2018, the Junior Open in 2018 and 2019 and the USA Boxing Youth National Title in 2021. He finished with a record of 65-15. [1]
Mason signed with the promotional company Top Rank when he turned pro. He made his debut on the undercard of Mikaela Mayer vs Maïva Hamadouche in Las Vegas, where he stopped his opponent Jaylan Phillips in the second round following a barrage of punches and the referee jumped in. [2] Mason's second fight took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on the undercard of Oscar Valdez vs Shakur Stevenson, where he knocked out Argentine Luciano Ramos in the first round. [3]
Mason later fought on the undercard of Devin Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko against American Desmond Lyons, where he scored a knockout victory in the sixth round. [4] Now with a record of 10–0, Mason made his T-Mobile Arena debut on the undercard of Shakur Stevenson vs Edwin De Los Santos, where he scored another knockout victory against the Argentine Jose Cardenas in the second round. [5]
Mason was scheduled to face Giovanni Cabrera in Las Vegas on April 5, 2025. [6] On March 21, 2025, it was reported that Cabrera withdrew due to injury, and was replaced by Carlos Ornelas. [7] Fighting on his 21st birthday, he scored a sixth-round stoppage victory over Ornelas, improving his record to 18–0 and winning the vacant NABF and NABO lightweight titles. [8]
In his first world title fight, Mason faced fellow unbeaten boxer, Sam Noakes, for the vacant WBO lightweight championship at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on November 22, 2025. [9] [10] He won via unanimous decision with the judges scorecards reading 115–113, 115–113 and 117–111 and improving to 20–0. [11] [12] The victory made Mason the youngest active male world champion at 21 years old. [13]
Abdullah is one of five brothers: Amir, Adel, Abdur-Rahman, and Ibrahim from Cleveland that train under their father Valiant Mason. [14] [15] Mason and his brothers train at Little Giants Gym in Euclid, Ohio. [16] [17] Mason is a practicing Muslim. [18]
| 20 fights | 20 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 17 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Sam Noakes | UD | 12 | Nov 22, 2025 | anb Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Won vacant WBO lightweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Jeremia Nakathila | RTD | 5 (10) 0:01 | Jun 7, 2025 | Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | Retained NABF and NABO lightweight titles |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Carlos Ornelas | TKO | 6 (10) 3:00 | Apr 5, 2025 | Palms Casino Resort, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Won vacant NABF and NABO lightweight titles |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Manuel Jaimes | TKO | 4 (8) 1:55 | Feb 14, 2025 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Yohan Vasquez | TKO | 2 (8) 1:59 | Nov 8, 2024 | Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Mike Ohan Jr. | TKO | 2 (8), 0:40 | Aug 17, 2024 | Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Canada | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Luis Lebrón | TKO | 3 (8), 1:18 | Jul 6, 2024 | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Ronal Ron | TKO | 4 (8), 1:02 | Apr 13, 2024 | American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Benjamin Gurment | TKO | 2 (8), 1:29 | Feb 8, 2024 | Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jose Cardenas | TKO | 2 (6), 1:55 | Nov 16, 2023 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | César Villarraga | UD | 6 | Aug 26, 2023 | Hard Rock Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Alex de Oliveria | TKO | 2 (6), 2:18 | Jul 1, 2023 | Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Desmond Lyons | TKO | 6 (6), 0:32 | May 20, 2023 | MGM Grand Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Erick García | KO | 1 (6), 1:32 | Apr 1, 2023 | Hard Rock Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Manuel Guzmán | TKO | 2 (6), 2:46 | Dec 16, 2022 | LaCentre Conference Facility, Westlake, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Ángel Barrera | TKO | 4 (6), 0:21 | Oct 20, 2022 | Madison Square Garden Theater, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Ángel Rebollar | UD | 4 | Aug 27, 2022 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Luis Fernandez | TKO | 1 (4), 2:39 | Jul 23, 2022 | Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Luciano Ramos | TKO | 1 (4), 2:32 | Apr 30, 2022 | MGM Grand Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jaylan Phillips | TKO | 2 (4), 2:09 | Nov 5, 2021 | Virgin Hotels, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |