Episode 918: Abdullah Mason's legend continues to grow, and 2026 Mid-Year Awards

In this episode, Lukie and Dakota talk about the return of boxing to network television. WBO lightweight Abdullah Mason made his first defense of his WBO title against Albert Bell. The fight was a classic to Lukie; what did Dakota think?  Also, the guys reflect on Bruce Carrington's win over Rene Palacios and Tiger Johnson defeating Christopher Guerrero. Deric "Scooter" Davis won a controversial fight over Carlos Ramos. What did this performance say about Davis? 

Then, we go to the awards. With only one major fight this week, a WBA heavyweight bout between Murat Gassiev and a yet-to-be-named challenger, the guys focus on handing out some awards. They give out the Fighter of the Year, Fight of the Year, Prospect of the Year, Contender of the Year, Round of the Year, Trainer of the Year, Deep Cut Fight of the Year, Story of the Year, and Upset of the Year. 

Timestamps
0:00 Abdullah Mason vs. Albert Bell
12:55 Open Scoring 
20:05 Bruce Carrington
27:10 Tiger Johnson
32:57 Deric “Scooter” Davis
36:30 Mid-Year Awards – Fighter of the Year
39:08 Fight of the Year
42:08 Story of the Year
47:00 KO of the Year
50:00 Contender of the Year
53:50 Prospect of the Year
01:02:10 Trainer of the Year
01:03:40 Upset of the Year
01:07:38 Round of the Year
01:09:30 Deep cut of the Year
01:11:30 Murat Gassiev


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