When 2025 dawned, Abdullah Mason was “boxing’s top prospect.” By year’s end, the 21-year-old believes he’ll be something else entirely: the sport’s youngest world champion.
Mason (19-0, 17 KOs) gets his first title crack on November 22 at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, when he faces unbeaten puncher Sam Noakes (17-0, 15 KOs) for the vacant WBO lightweight championship.
From Hype to Hardware
In a spot with Max Kellerman on Inside The Ring, Mason didn’t hide his ambition:
“I started this year as boxing’s top prospect, and I believe I’ll finish off this year as boxing’s youngest world champion.