{"id":24275,"date":"2025-07-26T03:58:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T03:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/24275\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T03:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T03:58:10","slug":"sam-noakes-confident-of-defeating-abdullah-mason-after-shakur-stevenson-sparring-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/24275\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Noakes Confident Of Defeating Abdullah Mason After Shakur Stevenson Sparring Session"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sam Noakes is confident of defeating Abdullah Mason on November 22nd after the sparring that he did with Shakur Stevenson. Noakes (17-0, 15 KOs) says the sparring he did with WBC lightweight champion Shakur made him realize that he\u2019s not \u201cmiles away\u201d from his level.<\/p>\n

Sam didn\u2019t provide details about what kind of success he had with Stevenson, but it\u2019s possible that he put him on the run after connecting with some of his big shots.<\/p>\n

Noakes vs. Mason will be fighting for the vacant WBO 135-lb title on DAZN on November 22nd at the ANB Arena in Riyadh.<\/p>\n

Noakes\u2019 Career Progression<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s anyone\u2019s fight. I\u2019m buzzing for it,\u201d said Sam Noakes to the Ring Magazine channel<\/a> about his fight against Abdullah Mason on November 22nd. \u201cI\u2019m not worried. I\u2019m not bothered if anyone thinks, \u2018You\u2019ve not fought anyone to get here.\u2019 I\u2019m going in there headstrong, ready to get that title. I\u2019m not saying I don\u2019t belong at that table.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a little late now. Noakes is here, and if nothing else, he\u2019ll get a nice payday out of the Mason fight. There\u2019s nothing he can do at this point if he\u2019s not ready for the monstrous step up in class. Ideally, Noakes\u2019 promoter should have already begun matching him against top-tier fighters several years ago. He\u2019s a six-year pro, and this will be the first time Sam has fought a top-15 guy.<\/p>\n

Noakes\u2019 Recent Wins<\/p>\n

Patrik Balaz
Gianluca Ceglia
Ryan Walsh
Lewis Sylvester
Yvan Mendy
Carlos Perez<\/p>\n

Stevenson Sparring Boosts Noakes<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was probably a good turning point for me. I sparred five four-minute rounds [with Shakur Stevenson],\u201d said Noakes about the sparring he did with Shakur last January. \u201cI could see that he\u2019s not miles away. That for me was good. It would good to get that. It was nice that I held my own. He came out and said, \u2018He\u2019s a big puncher.\u2019 It\u2019s nice to know that it\u2019s in your head and you\u2019re deluded. It\u2019s not just you that believe in it. Other people do as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a big deal that Noakes had success with his sparring session against Shakur. The light-hitting New Jersey native Stevenson hasn\u2019t proven himself as an elite-level fighter since moving up from super featherweight. If Noakes can capture the vacant WBO title on November 22nd, it won\u2019t be long before he gets the opportunity to fight Shakur in a unification match. That\u2019s if Stevenson holds onto his WBC title for much longer.<\/p>\n

Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb Sam Noakes Confident of Defeating Abdullah Mason After Shakur Stevenson Sparring Session<\/p>\n

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