Who won Mason vs Nakathila?
Abdullah Mason beat Jeremia Nakathila by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, June 7th, 2025, at Scope Arena, Norfolk.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).
Also on the undercard Troy Isley was victorious over Etoundi Michel William, and Kelvin Davis lost to Nahir Albright.
Mason vs Nakathila stats
Abdullah Mason stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Jeremia Nakathila made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Mason had a slight advantage in power over Nakathila, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Nakathila's 81%.
Abdullah Mason was the younger man by 14 years, at 21 years old.
Nakathila had a height advantage of 3 inches over Mason.
Abdullah Mason fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jeremia Nakathila was an orthodox fighter.
Mason was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 8 years later than Nakathila, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 81 fewer professional rounds, totaling 59 compared to Nakathila's 140.
Abdullah Mason went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 15 by the IBF at lightweight.
Jeremia Nakathila was ranked number 11 by the WBO in the 135lb division.
Mason vs Nakathila form
Mason remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Carlos Ornelas on April 5, 2025, by in the 6th round at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Manuel Jaimes on February 14, 2025, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Going into that contest, he had won against Yohan Vasquez on November 8, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Scope Arena, Norfolk.
Before that, he had beaten Mike Ohan Jr on August 17, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.
He had defeated Luis Lebron on July 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.
Jeremia Nakathila had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Raymond Muratalla on May 20, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Miguel Berchelt on March 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Resorts World Las Vegas, Nevada.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Ndodana Ncube on October 16, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia.
Before that, he had been beaten by Shakur Stevenson on June 12, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.
He had beaten Emmanuel Amos on December 12, 2020, by knockout in the 2nd round at Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Abdullah Mason had been fighting more than Jeremia Nakathila.
Going into this contest, Abdullah Mason had last fought 2 months and 2 days ago, while Jeremia Nakathila's last outing had been 2 years and 18 days ago.
Mason's last 5 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.
Nakathila's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.
What time did Mason vs Nakathila start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Scope Arena, Norfolk, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Mason vs Nakathila?
Mason vs Nakathila was broadcast on ESPN in the US.
What were the odds on Mason vs Nakathila?
Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Mason vs Nakathila.
I’m picking Nakathila for the upset! I believe he will sleep Mason within the first 4 rounds!!