Noakes vs Mason

Who won Noakes vs Mason?

Abdullah Mason beat Sam Noakes by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 22nd, 2025, at ANB Arena, Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Abdullah Mason.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBO lightweight championship of the world.

Mason was defending his his WBO World Lightweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Sam Noakes in November 2025. He had held this belt for 4 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of David Benavidez beating Anthony Yarde for the WBC World Light heavyweight and WBA World Light Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Devin Haney beat Brian Norman Jr for the WBO World Welterweight belt, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez defeated Fernando Martinez for the The Ring Junior Bantamweight, WBC World Super Flyweight and WBA World Super Flyweight titles, and Vito Mielnicki Jr was victorious over Samuel Nmomah.

Noakes vs Mason stats

Sam Noakes stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Abdullah Mason made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 0 draws, with 17 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Mason had a slight advantage in power over Noakes, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Noakes' 88%.

Sam Noakes was the older man by 7 years, at 28 years old.

Mason had a height advantage of 1 inch over Noakes.

Sam Noakes fought out of the orthodox stance, while Abdullah Mason was a southpaw.

Noakes was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Mason, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, totaling 92 compared to Mason's 71.

Sam Noakes went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBO at lightweight.

Abdullah Mason was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 135lb division.

Noakes vs Mason form

Noakes had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Ryan Walsh on December 7, 2024, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Gianluca Ceglia on September 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yvan Mendy on April 20, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Before that, he had won against Lewis Sylvester on February 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight and BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.

He had beaten Carlos Perez on December 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Mason remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jeremia Nakathila on June 7, 2025, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Scope Arena, Norfolk, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Carlos Ornelas on April 5, 2025, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Manuel Jaimes on February 14, 2025, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Yohan Vasquez on November 8, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Scope Arena, Norfolk.

He had beaten Mike Ohan Jr on August 17, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Abdullah Mason had been fighting more than Sam Noakes.

Going into this contest, Sam Noakes had last fought 11 months and 15 days ago, while Abdullah Mason's last outing had been 5 months and 15 days ago.

Noakes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Mason's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

What time did Noakes vs Mason start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM UTC at ANB Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Noakes vs Mason?

Noakes vs Mason was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Noakes vs Mason?

Sam Noakes was a 19/2 (+950) underdog going into the contest, while Abdullah Mason made his way into the ring at 1/12 (-1200) with oddsmakers.