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00:00When we talk about real prospects, we talk about ability and marketability.
00:19Abdullah Mason and Emiliano Vargas have both of those qualities.
00:25Emiliano Vargas, 21 years old, 140-pound super lightweight, 12-0 with 10 knockouts.
00:32Abdullah Mason, 20 years old, 135-pound lightweight, 17-0 with 15 knockouts.
00:40Both undefeated, both headed in the right direction.
00:45What makes him feeling special?
00:48Thunder and lightning all at once.
00:50Vargas continues to land power shots.
00:52Emiliano is unique that he comes from a father that has a big fighting background.
00:59He has the fighting blood in him.
01:01Open him up.
01:02Beautiful.
01:03Abdullah Mason is kind of a diamond in the rough.
01:08One's a little more gritty, one's a little more flashy.
01:11They're in different weight classes, but they both hit audiences across the world.
01:16Get your pen out and write this young man's name down.
01:19He's ready for this moment.
01:21Both guys have the same goal.
01:23They want to be world champions.
01:25Abdullah Mason and Emiliano Vargas are the two most important prospects top rank has.
01:31As both fighters hope to go down their eventual path to greatness, the road often gets tougher.
01:37They have to fight more durable fighters.
01:40Did Emiliano Vargas just hurt his hand there?
01:42More talented fighters.
01:43The question is, can they take a real run at being one of the faces of boxing and the best fighters in the sport?
01:52That moment to prove they're great is fast approaching.
02:00You get up.
02:01Yeah.
02:02Wow.
02:03That's insane.
02:04My man.
02:05Stop it.
02:06That's you, bro.
02:07That's what I'm talking about.
02:33You've gotta do one more.
02:35I gotta do one more.
02:37Yeah, man.
02:38Uh-oh.
02:41That's fucking insane.
02:42Hey, you guys let me go at least one time, little bro.
02:45That's fucking insane, chop.
02:47Yo, man, you said C8.
02:48Trying to put it together.
02:49I appreciate that.
02:50Nice.
02:51Dude, the engine.
02:52We make cars appear, like, magically.
02:54You know what I'm saying?
02:54Look, look, look, we got the Blue Genie over there.
02:56Blue Genie, look, he makes cars appear.
02:58Come over here.
02:59Come over here.
03:00Come on, Blue Genie.
03:01You know that Blue Genie face.
03:03Hey, can he shadowbox in there?
03:04Can you throw some hands?
03:05Come on.
03:06Throw some hands, Blue Genie.
03:07Come on.
03:07Show us what you got.
03:08Show us what you got, Blue Genie.
03:11Show up, Blue Genie, throw them.
03:12Don't be scared, Blue Genie.
03:16I don't want no smoke.
03:18Del me up, del me up.
03:26Let's go!
03:29Oh, man.
03:31That's funny.
03:33This is all good.
03:34I was able to treat myself.
03:36You know, I'm only 20 years old, but at the same time, we've got to go to work.
03:41I've got to do what I was meant to do.
03:43Well, Emiliano Vargas, his journey in boxing began in the womb, hearing the screams of the
03:50Mandalay Bay and the MGM as his father fought in some of the biggest fights of the early 2000s.
03:56And now going to the ring, the Aztec warrior, Grocious, Fernando Vargas!
04:05Fernando Vargas was 21 when he became junior middleweight champion in 1998.
04:14He held the title for close to four years and is still considered one of the most popular
04:18fighters of his generation.
04:20Emiliano Vargas is part of the Vargas family lineage of fighters.
04:27He was born into this.
04:29Emiliano Fernando Vargas!
04:34But it's not just like a case of nepotism here.
04:37Emiliano Vargas is the truth.
04:39And there's a leopard that puts Martinez to sleep!
04:43Vicious lockdown.
04:44It's over.
04:45It's time out.
04:46Emiliano Vargas is a promoter's dream.
04:48Good looks.
04:49Great smile.
04:50We just saw a kid that had a ton of marketability.
04:55But the talent is apparent.
04:57Emiliano proved why he is el general, the general!
05:02This kid is ferocious.
05:03He shows a very, very mean streak inside of the ring.
05:07Too much skill, too much speed, too much power.
05:10I think Emiliano Vargas is right at the edge of prospect.
05:14He has to prove that he can jump to contender status.
05:18He's ready for this moment.
05:20And that's the reason why he's on this stage.
05:23But he's fighting for legacy.
05:26He's fighting for that Vargas name, ton of pressure.
05:30So he wears light on the ring.
05:36That's funny.
05:36Well, kevs!
05:44Nice!
05:45Get to work, baby.
05:47That's where the money is made.
05:51The first time I wrapped my son's hands was, you know, to train.
05:59And it was the first day of being at the gym.
06:03And I showed him how to wrap his own hands just in case I'm not there.
06:08He thought I was going to leave it alone, you know.
06:11Like I was going to pick it up and leave it alone.
06:13But, you know, I fell in love with the sport, you know.
06:16I like making people bleed.
06:19I make blood come out.
06:20Yeah.
06:22One, two.
06:24One, two, three.
06:26One, two, three.
06:28Again.
06:30One, two, one.
06:32I never expected that my kids were going to fight.
06:36And I didn't even want them to fight.
06:38One, two.
06:39One, two, catch.
06:41You know, it's a hurt business.
06:43So I don't want them to get hurt.
06:45I can guide them.
06:48I can guide them all I can, but it's him that's going to step into the ring.
06:52You know, I'm the trainer in the ring, but I'm their father first.
06:56And if they didn't have it, I would tell them, I'd say, son, this is not for you.
07:02Okay.
07:03Okay.
07:04Now that's it.
07:05Future chapter the world.
07:08Chapter the world.
07:11As a father and as a trainer, I know exactly how they feel.
07:15And I think that it's a beautiful thing.
07:18It's a beautiful thing to be able to be in their corner
07:22and know exactly what they're feeling
07:25and say exactly what they need to do for them
07:28to come up with the victory.
07:32There it is.
07:36There it is.
07:37My father's everything that I need.
07:39His experiences of being a fighter,
07:43the wins, the losses, the ups, the downs,
07:46they all serve for my career.
07:48And I wouldn't be here without him.
07:50Open them up.
07:51Beautiful.
07:52Ooh!
07:53Ooh, I don't want to get here with that shit.
07:56Living in this shadow,
07:58wanting to be greater than the legacy that was given to me,
08:02I think is the biggest motivation.
08:05And that's the motivation that I carry on my back.
08:09I use that to burn that fire that I have inside of me,
08:16to build a legacy for myself.
08:19I'm gonna be world champion.
08:20There's no if, ands, or buts in my mind.
08:22In my mind.
08:34Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alameen
08:37Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim
08:39Maliki Yawm al-Din
08:42Iyaka na'budu wa Iyaka nasta'een
08:46Amin
08:48Amin
08:49Allahu Akbar
08:51Allahu Akbar
08:56Allahu Akbar
08:59I mean, you can't do anything if you don't believe in it.
09:02Allahu Akbar
09:04Us as Muslims, we believe, you know, in Allah.
09:07That's our lifestyle, you know.
09:09Our lifestyle builds off of that.
09:11You know, like my father says,
09:12how you do one thing is how you do everything.
09:18You work hard, you're gonna be the best at it.
09:20You work smart, you're gonna be the best at it.
09:22You know, you work on something, that's gonna show.
09:25I would say that's one thing about boxing that I really love,
09:28you know, just the outcome of the work you put in.
09:31Hey, uh, somebody go start the car, man.
10:01Hey, come on, bro, let's go.
10:09Everybody in the car?
10:10Yeah.
10:13Gotta say that every time.
10:14Y'all got the keys to the gym, right?
10:19Uh-oh, uh-oh.
10:31Get that boom out.
10:48Use the ring, man. Use the ring.
10:51Valiant Mason, he didn't box professionally.
10:54But if you talk boxing with him
10:57and you talk technique and approach to fighting,
11:01Valiant Mason clearly knows what he's talking about.
11:05He come, he watch you.
11:06Ah, here he come, here he come.
11:07Here he come, here he come.
11:08Here he come, here he come.
11:09Here he come, here he come.
11:10Yeah.
11:11A lot of the fathers, they come from a pedigree of boxing,
11:14and I don't.
11:15Well, I come from a pedigree of focus and integrity
11:20and principles, and that's what I apply to this sport.
11:29That's it.
11:30Keep it right there.
11:32He's been boxing since he was nine.
11:35With his brother.
11:36Come on, doula.
11:38Here he come, watch out.
11:40The formula for what we do is family.
11:43Everybody's a pro boxer.
11:45Everyone is training each other
11:47and preparing for fights constantly.
11:50They're there for each other on every level.
11:59They say it's a lonely sport.
12:06But I don't think so for a doula.
12:11This is like the Jackson 5 of boxing.
12:13You know, we're coming in with a family of five fighters, you know, all living in the same house.
12:22You know, right now, my goal is to be the best, you know, and to pave the way for them.
12:27I feel like my talents will bring my family, you know, goodness, you know, as long as I, you know, have a good intention and make sure I'm focused how I am.
12:36Focus how I am.
12:38I feel like that's what I have to do, you know, while I'm still able, you know, knocking them down one after one.
12:43From Cleveland, Ohio,
12:45Abdullah Mason snuck up on us and then quickly woke us all up once he entered that professional prize fighting ring.
12:57He's kind of just taking the sport by storm.
13:03Get your pen out and write this young man's name down right now.
13:06So much fun to watch.
13:08Beautiful work by the young phenom.
13:10He's doing things that prospects usually don't do.
13:13He's knocking out guys that have never been stopped.
13:16Abdullah Mason is a knockout hardest.
13:21This kid can fight.
13:22That was nasty.
13:23It's also part of why he is such an exciting prospect.
13:27Thunder and lightning all at once.
13:29The vision top rank has for Abdullah Mason is boxing's next virtuoso.
13:34Boxing's next unbeatable fighter.
13:37He is going to be a problem that is a bad young man.
13:46But having the kind of expectations Abdullah Mason has around him can make it hard to remain patient in the ring.
13:53If you feel like you have to show out and get an explosive knockout every time and you start rushing punches,
14:01you start trying to force an outcome, that's where you could get caught up.
14:06So as Abdullah moves up in the ranks, can he be patient?
14:11That is a question for him going forward.
14:14I think at this point, to have two young studs in our stable on the same trajectory, but with a very different allure, I think we're fortunate.
14:39Abdullah is still at 35, Emiliano is at 40.
14:42But you've got, you know, Mexican-American, African-American, middle America, Las Vegas.
14:49Yeah.
14:50I mean, two different rockets taking off.
14:52Which team is pushing us the most to fight tougher guys?
14:57Mason's team.
14:58They are.
14:59Yeah.
15:00Yeah.
15:01I think Mason's team is looking for step-ups, which is fine.
15:05The question is how big of a step it is.
15:07I think with both Emiliano and Abdullah, you know, a loss is unforgiving.
15:14Mm-hmm.
15:15It's all or nothing.
15:16It's feast or famine for these two.
15:17Yeah.
15:18I think part of the true experience for a prospect is to have some sense of adversity during those early fights.
15:27Oh, no question.
15:28And the, you know, iffy part is how they handle the adversity.
15:34The last fight, when Mason gets knocked down, does he learn from it?
15:39So far, Abdullah Mason has been the kryptonite for all 15 of his pro opponents.
15:44Tonight, he's facing, I would say, his toughest challenger.
15:49Abdullah Mason.
15:50He's skilled.
15:51He's charismatic.
15:52He's quick.
15:53Yo, run!
15:54Yo, run, Gunnar!
15:55You see Vasquez leaning forward.
15:57Gunnar gets caught by the left!
15:59That's what I'm talking about!
16:01That's what I'm talking about!
16:03That's what I'm talking about!
16:04Can you take it on the chin?
16:06Yes, Abdullah.
16:07His last fight, he got dropped twice.
16:09Within 45 seconds of each other.
16:11What a jab from Abdullah Mason!
16:13Left uppercut from Abdullah!
16:15Oh, no!
16:16Double step for the second time!
16:18With a check left hole!
16:20Is it foreshadowing of bigger flaws that'll be exploited?
16:23Bigger holes in his game that'll be exploited?
16:25Or just simple growing pains for a fighter trying to score knockouts on his way up?
16:29And he's still in there trying to go for the kill.
16:32As much as you don't want it, the outcome was the victory.
16:35It's a body shot!
16:36If you put Abdullah Mason down, you'd better put him out!
16:40Down!
16:41Right now, coming off the two knockdowns is Abdullah's first scheduled 10-rounder.
16:46People are going to be looking to see what he comes in the ring with.
16:50Countless times we've seen guys get dropped with a lot more or get knocked out and come
16:55back gun-shy or come back in a different way where it just changed them in the ring.
17:00See if he drops his right hand.
17:02Yeah, right, exactly.
17:03See, I mean, to see if he's scared.
17:05Whatever.
17:06To see if he's apprehensive.
17:07If you're thinking about it, you certainly don't want to see the same mistakes.
17:10What are you thinking of Emiliano coming off this injury?
17:13Six months being off.
17:15Emiliano, General Fernando Vargas taking on Larry Friars.
17:21Did Emiliano Vargas just hurt his hand there, Tim?
17:24That's what I was looking at.
17:25I didn't like what I saw just a second ago.
17:28Shit.
17:29Shit.
17:30Hurt his hand.
17:31Did he?
17:32Looked like it.
17:34That hand is hurt.
17:35It doesn't matter if the fight is hurt and the referee says it.
17:40The fight is over.
17:42You know, always coming off of an injury, regardless of what it is, you know, everybody's anxious.
17:47Okay, what are we going to see?
17:48Is it the same guy?
17:50Hand injuries are especially, you know, this isn't a torn ACL or something like that.
17:55So what are we going to see physically being out of the ring for six months?
17:59It'll be a real test.
18:00I think it's going to be interesting to see how he steps into the ring.
18:03It was supposed to be earlier, and they said, no, we need some more time with the hand to make sure it's fully recovered,
18:09which I like that they came to us and told us that.
18:12Fernando, because of the way his career went, you know, I don't think he's looking for that hit the gas pedal right now with his career.
18:19The kid wants it.
18:20They all want it, which is good to see.
18:22But we see what can happen if they're not developed in a timely manner where they burn out so fast.
18:28The last fight was September 24th?
18:46Yeah, September 20th.
18:4720th?
18:48Six months.
18:49Yeah.
18:50That's a long time.
18:51How do you feel about that?
18:52I want you to be back.
18:53I'm going to have two healthy hands again and, you know, just continue reckoning victories.
18:58And if I focus on something, I fixiate on it.
19:01You know?
19:02And progressing in boxing is progressing in life.
19:05So I just want to continue to be back in the ring.
19:08With Emiliano, we're trying to build a very solid foundation.
19:14He was hurt, so you can't rush it.
19:24One more time.
19:26Beautiful.
19:27Beautiful.
19:28All right.
19:29I think Top Rank is cautious with Emiliano Vargas because of how his dad's career played out.
19:35Fernando goes on the attack.
19:38Vargas putting it on in body and head.
19:41Magnificent performance.
19:43Vargas pouring it out at this point.
19:46He has won his 20-second fight.
19:49Fernando Vargas was the youngest junior middleweight champion in boxing history.
19:53Vargas was a shooting star that burned brightly, but too quickly.
19:58He fought Felix Trinidad too young.
20:01And by 24 years old against Oscar De La Hoya was an old fighter with compromised health.
20:06Who's cautious?
20:07There it is!
20:08There it is!
20:10Vargas is down!
20:12And one thing Fernando continues to say about Emiliano is he will never let happen to Emiliano what happened to him.
20:19And now he's got Vargas in the corner.
20:21Four punches!
20:22You know, I couldn't hurry up to become who I became.
20:26But I don't think that the people that were with me were looking out for me.
20:31So I'm not gonna rush nobody.
20:35We're not gonna jump into big fights until my son is ready.
20:40But it can be a little bit hard for Emiliano because, you know, he wants to be where he wants to be at.
20:47The pace of my career is I like it and then I don't like it.
20:51I want to hurry up to be who I am and who I know I'm gonna be.
20:56And I think that's when me and my dad bump heads or even the matchmakers at Top Rank.
21:02Do I have to learn patience? Yes.
21:04That overnight success of my dad, it took 21 years and five days.
21:10And I know I'm 20 years old, I'm young, and it'll happen.
21:17I just gotta be patient.
21:19I understand the opportunity that I have, you know?
21:22I feel like at the end of the day, I would be stupid if I didn't take advantage of this opportunity
21:27because I had the eyeballs on me.
21:29And two, I'm pretty good.
21:31If I do say so myself, you know?
21:33If I do say so myself.
21:35That's what my mom tells me.
21:36My family supports me in everything that I do.
21:40And there's nobody stopping me.
21:43Mm-hmm.
21:44You know?
21:45The sky's the limit.
21:57So we got the gym here, the restrooms here.
22:01All of this is good for open workouts, strength and conditioning, classes, right?
22:08So that means all of these walls, from this wall all the way to this end,
22:13is gonna be demoed, and it'll be open.
22:15Yeah.
22:16Yeah.
22:17So that's boxing.
22:18Let's work it out.
22:21In boxing, you know, it creates a lot.
22:23You know, when you get to a certain level, inspiring others, that's a part of it.
22:27We're trying to open our own gym, you know, that's a part of it.
22:30Me and my family are in a certain light to where, you know, whenever we go out and do something,
22:35our city supports us.
22:37Why not have a gym to where they can actually see us?
22:40You know, where they could come, you know, they could come train with us.
22:42There's a lot of youth in the city that, you know, you might get another champion out of a gym
22:46if we put a gym in Cleveland, Ohio, or something like that.
22:49So, you know, I feel like it's for the better, you know?
22:52A lot of people are asking why, but why not?
22:56Abdullah Mason is the next generation of American boxing from Cleveland, Ohio.
23:02So he's carrying the hopes of Cleveland, and he's carrying the hopes and some of the dreams of his brothers and his family as well,
23:09which adds more pressure for him to perform if he loses the fight.
23:13You jeopardize everything.
23:16I've never seen a space like this connected to a gym.
23:19This is a great cleanup.
23:21Yeah.
23:22I can see a total transformation of tables, chairs, a boxing ring, sparring sessions, all type of stuff out here, man.
23:31Yeah.
23:32We can have some fun.
23:33We can have some kids doing relays.
23:34I don't give a damn what they want to do out here, but this is a nice place, man.
23:39It's amazing to be able to put my family in a position to be able to do something like this, you know?
23:44I want to get all of I can out of the sport, and hopefully it helps someone else, you know, do all they can in whatever areas, you know, I aspire to man.
23:52I feel like I am at a turning point, and I'm going to keep performing and making sure that I'm ready.
23:57So when I get there, I'm there.
24:04What makes sense?
24:16Do you guys just get haircuts?
24:17Huh?
24:18The cuts look fresh.
24:19Yeah, today.
24:20Another one?
24:21It looks like you just got your haircut.
24:23Watch this.
24:24Watch this.
24:25I got a haircut on Monday.
24:26And I'm going to be right on the next one.
24:27I got a haircut on Wednesday, and then I'm going to get a haircut tonight for the fight tomorrow.
24:32It's a feeling.
24:33Feel good.
24:34Fight good.
24:35I'm ready to go.
24:36After fighting four times in 2024, six times in 2023.
24:40Wow.
24:41It's been a minute, right?
24:42So talk to me about how you've dealt with being out of the ring for you.
24:47It's so long since September.
24:49It's only been six months, but I just can't wait to, you know, fight and remind everybody who I am.
24:57I know I'm a star, and I know I'm special because God made me that way, and I just can't wait to fight this fight.
25:03Talk to us about Gonzalez, man.
25:05What does he bring?
25:06It should be my toughest fight today.
25:09I mean, he has a lot of experience, 27 fights.
25:11He's a tough and rough fighter.
25:12He has 15 knockouts, so he has knockout power, no doubt.
25:15So I'm looking to be intelligent that he's going to walk into something ugly.
25:20Yeah.
25:21Like, I saw it on the court.
25:22I was like, damn.
25:23Mm-hmm.
25:24I was like, this dude got some pop.
25:25Mm-hmm.
25:26I was like, this fight, first fight coming back from a while, like, man, this is risky.
25:30But this is what you like.
25:31You like risky.
25:32I love this.
25:33I take this so seriously.
25:35This is my life, you know, and I don't want to go up there and get embarrassed.
25:38I do all my homework.
25:39I do all the runs, all the miles, everything necessary.
25:41And I know there's nothing that this guy could do to possibly, excuse my French, fuck with
25:46me in no way, shape, or form.
25:49I'm ready to go full eight.
25:51If he thinks this is going to be a brawling match, it's not going to be.
25:54I'm going to just be smart, and he'll walk into that left foot for sure.
25:59Giovanni Gonzalez at 20 and seven is a veteran, a legit pro.
26:03And if Emiliano can do to Giovanni Gonzalez what he's been doing to everybody else up until
26:08this point, he'll have proven he's ready for a step up.
26:13He comes from boxing royalty, the highest of high expectations.
26:17And I think it's time to see what this kid's got.
26:23Sometimes it's so easy, it's hard.
26:28My father's, you know, he opened up doors for me and my brothers.
26:33There's a lot of people that, you know, want to see me fail and burn just because, you
26:37know, they think I'm spoon fed and this and that and I never have to work for anything.
26:42I'm used to people saying that I grew up with a silver spoon in my mouth and I grew up,
26:47you know, this or that.
26:49You don't know my story.
26:50That's so sick.
26:52This house is going to be sold out for you.
26:54Yeah.
26:55It's going to be lit.
26:56Walk out of there.
26:57Yeah.
26:58All right.
26:59I'm going to jump up on those ropes right there.
27:03This side.
27:04Hey, I'm going to tell you right now, I'm going to jump up on this rope right here.
27:09It's not as easy as everybody makes it to be.
27:13All the punches that he took from me and my brothers, they went for free.
27:17And that just sticks with me.
27:20I really, truly believe that God is using me as an instrument to give back to my family
27:26everything that was taken from the man born.
27:29This is Emiliano, El General Fernando Vargas, alongside his father, undefeated in 12 professional
27:48fights.
27:49And look, it's been six months since he's been in the ring.
27:52And for him, Tim, it's an eternity.
27:55For me, every fight is my biggest fight.
27:58Because it has to be better than the last fight.
28:01Because at the end of the day, if I don't get past this next guy, I don't become more champion.
28:10The pressure's on Emiliano Vargas to look good.
28:13He told us in his time off, he said, I didn't just lay on the couch.
28:16I was active.
28:18Nice body work sets up the overhand right for Emiliano.
28:21Emiliano can't get too greedy.
28:25He's facing a guy that got 15 knockouts.
28:28Ten seconds.
28:36One round, mijo.
28:37Como se siente?
28:38Bien?
28:39Okay, mijo.
28:40Tocando, tocando.
28:41Movendo la cintura.
28:42Y el momento que mires.
28:43Bing, bing, bing.
28:44And there you see quick punches there from Gio Gonzalez.
28:45I got you.
28:46I got you.
28:47I got you.
28:48That's all.
28:49Eso.
28:50Eso.
28:51Eso.
28:52Eso.
28:53Eso.
28:54That's all.
28:55That's all.
28:56That's all.
28:57That's all.
28:58That's all.
28:59That's all.
29:00That's all.
29:01That's all.
29:02That's all.
29:03That's all.
29:04That's all.
29:05That's all.
29:06That's all.
29:07That's all.
29:08Yeah.
29:09Overhand right right there.
29:10Just coming up.
29:15Good body work.
29:18Gotta watch that left hook again.
29:20Lopez.
29:21Lopez.
29:22Lopez.
29:23Lopez.
29:24I think Emiliano's smart enough.
29:25I think he understands that that left hook is coming.
29:28He's holding that phone very well and he's getting underneath that left hook as well.
29:34AhÃ.
29:35AhÃ.
29:36Toca.
29:37Toca.
29:38Toca.
29:39Toca.
29:40Toca.
29:41Toca.
29:42Toca.
29:43Toca.
29:44Toca.
29:45Toca.
29:46Toca.
29:47Toca.
29:48Toca.
29:49Toca.
29:50Toca.
29:51Toca.
29:52Toca.
29:53Toca.
29:54Toca.
29:55Toca.
29:56Nice right.
29:57Upper cut there from Emiliano.
29:58No.
29:59No.
30:00No.
30:01No.
30:02No.
30:03No.
30:04No.
30:05No.
30:06No.
30:07No.
30:08Left hook lays out Gio Gonzalez.
30:10Four.
30:11Five.
30:12Six.
30:13Seven.
30:14Eight.
30:15The fight is done.
30:16The fight is done and that was as impressive a finish as we've seen from Emiliano.
30:24That's what you do it for me.
30:25That was something to behold at.
30:28I'm talking about one punch.
30:31That's a beautiful knockout.
30:33You see the feet the way they crumble behind them.
30:35Oh my goodness.
30:37That's it.
30:38That's it.
30:39That's it.
30:40That's it.
30:41That's it.
30:42That's it.
30:43It takes a lot to come in here bro.
30:44You've accepted it in nine weeks to give it everything bro.
30:47Thank you for being a part of my group.
30:48I appreciate you.
30:49I have a fight.
30:50Big win for Emiliano who's now 13-0 with 11 stoppage wins.
30:54Each one better than last.
30:56But this one goes on the highlight wheel.
30:58For the second consecutive week in top rank boxing is right back here in Las Vegas.
31:08We welcome you back inside our press conference with the co-main and main event portion.
31:13Thank you guys so much for joining us.
31:16Well, you're 17-0 now.
31:18I remember sitting here like it was yesterday after your pro debut and talking about prospect
31:23and talking about prospect of the year.
31:24Is this kind of where you thought you would be at this point right now in your career?
31:28Yeah.
31:29You know, right around here is where I thought I'd be.
31:32You know, I'm contending for a world title soon hopefully.
31:35And that's what we're looking forward to.
31:38You know, he's the next person in the way for that.
31:40So, I'm focused and Saturday we're getting the job done.
31:43How do you do that?
31:44How do you get the job done on Saturday night?
31:46What needs to happen against a fighter experienced as him and another southpaw?
31:49The way I get the job done is to display my skills and keep doing what I've been doing
31:54with the rest of my opponents to him.
31:56And we're in shape.
31:57So, you know, we're ready to go up against him.
31:59He's another step up fight.
32:01To put it simply, Abdullah Mason against Ornelas is trying to prove I am now a contender.
32:08To announce himself as not just a precocious, bona fide young talent, but a legitimate bona fide
32:16contender for the titles in the lightweight division.
32:19I close my eyes and I automatically, you know, my opponent is in front of me.
32:29We got to be locked all the way in.
32:31Let's go.
32:32Let's go.
32:33Click.
32:34Click.
32:35Boom.
32:36You're in the back.
32:37You're in the back.
32:38Anything can happen, you know, at a point, trying to rip your head off.
32:41You know, I'm just locked in.
32:42You know, I'm ready to prove myself.
32:45Every time I fight, you know, I'm getting closer and closer to that title.
32:49You know, I'm gonna get the job done, and we on to the next one.
32:53First 10-rounder for Abdullah Mason,
33:02so it's about taking him deep into the later rounds.
33:08Keep it tight.
33:09Keep it tight.
33:10Keep it tight now.
33:12Nellis, you've seen Abdullah load up with every shot.
33:15That's why you've got to be able to change cadence.
33:17Look, Nellis again changing distance right there
33:19and made Abdullah reach.
33:23Oh, that's what that's from Abdullah Mason.
33:26He timed it perfectly and a delayed reaction from Pagos O'Neillis.
33:31That was the right hand coming out.
33:34Let's see what Abdullah Mason does here.
33:36He's got his opponent in trouble.
33:39Everything's a home run.
33:40Everything Abdullah does is a home run.
33:46You're looking good, but the defense got to be tight.
33:49Keep stepping.
33:50I'm standing one spot trading with him.
33:52You understand what I'm saying?
33:53Abdulla's shaking those arms, feeling a little bit tight.
34:02Arnella's doing well to slow down the pace.
34:07Right, left from Mason and then Arnella's landing a shot of his own.
34:12Abdulla better be careful, dropping that lead hand.
34:16Abdulla has the tools, but maybe he's falling in love
34:18with the bigger finishing.
34:20Keep them hands up.
34:21Keep your right hand up, John.
34:23Get ball.
34:25Don't stand there with him trying to trade, bro.
34:27You understand?
34:28Yeah.
34:29This joint right here?
34:30Under this joint.
34:31Right here.
34:35Keep moving, darling.
34:38Nice left hook there.
34:40Nellis is in a dangerous place because
34:42Mason's coming downhills, going downstairs, and that left hook is landing continually.
34:47Arnella's, and he takes a knee.
34:49The late reaction, knockdowns from Abdulla Mason.
34:53Six, ¿estás bien?
34:54Siete.
34:56Ocho.
34:56Camina pa' mÃ.
34:57Manos pa' arriba.
34:59Max.
35:02Woo!
35:03Beautiful.
35:04That is a big shot.
35:07Look at the legs, Arnella's.
35:08They're not as steady as they once were.
35:10He goes down again.
35:11They'll stop it.
35:12Still dangerous.
35:13Arnella's still a...
35:14He home runs swinging.
35:17He's fighting for survival right now.
35:21And the toughness of Arnella's is to be committed.
35:28Come on!
35:32¿Qué es ah�
35:35¿Qué quiero uno más?
35:37¿Uno más, Carlos?
35:38¿Uno más?
35:39¿Uno más?
35:39¿Uno más?
35:40Doctor's taking a look at Carlos Ornelas.
35:46And Ornelas, you know, he took another knee.
35:48Smart.
35:48Smart move by Ornelas.
35:49But look.
35:51The corner needs to just go ahead and just let it...
35:53I mean, look, just stop the fight.
35:54The referee stopped it.
35:57And Abdulla Mason is now 18-0.
36:00I saw Abdulla go some rounds.
36:02I saw Abdulla get challenged in ways that I've never seen him get challenged before.
36:06He did his job tonight.
36:08He is the winner by way of technical knockout tonight celebrating his 21st birthday.
36:15The undefeated Abdulla Mason.
36:16The undefeated Abdulla Mason.
36:20Listen, you just beat a tough, experienced guy.
36:28What did he teach you?
36:29There's always room for improvement, but I felt I'd get great.
36:32You know, I got him out in the fifth round, and we on to the next.
36:35You know, we'll be back real soon.
36:36All right, man.
36:37Congratulations.
36:38Enjoy your birthday, man.
36:39Happy birthday.
36:40Happy birthday, man.
36:41Happy birthday.
36:42You were really great.
36:43Keep it up.
36:44Keep it up, and there's nobody going to stop you.
36:47And you're going to be the face of the sport.
36:49Absolutely.
36:50Abdulla had to work for his victory.
36:54You know, a little sloppy at times, a little over-anxious, maybe looking for the one punch.
36:59But no fear of being knocked down again.
37:02He's ready to go to the next step.
37:04You think you'll be ready to fight for a world title this year?
37:07Absolutely.
37:08Absolutely.
37:09Let's go.
37:10Step closer.
37:11One step closer.
37:12There you go, man.
37:13Good job.
37:14Happy birthday.
37:20Watching Emiliano, that's exactly what we wanted to see.
37:23It was an impressive victory against a real guy coming off an injury.
37:28Him feeling confident.
37:30He's ready for the next step as well.
37:33Emiliano, what are your plans for this year?
37:35Do you want to be moved quickly or slowly?
37:37Me, personally, as a fighter, I want to have a bout as fast as possible.
37:41You know, but I have a great team around me.
37:43I know every crop has its due date, and I know that when it's time for me to be world champion, I'm going to be world champion.
37:50Each of them have a very unique path to success.
37:54When they do fight for the title, everybody is going to be like, this is the guy.
38:00It's his time.
38:01These are two guys that can be the next face of the sport.
38:06How you feel, man?
38:08You're thinking, don't be over critiquing yourself, bro.
38:12You understand what I'm saying?
38:13Yeah.
38:14See what's thorough.
38:15You know what I'm saying?
38:17You look good, man.
38:18We're going to tighten up and get better.
38:19All right?
38:20Yes.
38:21Good work.
38:22I'll tell you what, Dad.
38:23I'll tell you what, Dad.
38:24I'll tell you what, Dad.
38:25I'll tell you what.
38:26I'll tell you what.
38:27In the drawer?
38:28It's great.
38:29There's nothing I want to do for you.
38:31Dad, I know, Dad.
38:32Dad, I love you.
38:33Dad, I love you, Dad.
38:34I love you.
38:35Dad, I love you.
38:36I love you.
38:37So proud of you.
38:40You're amazing, son.
38:43So fucking proud.
38:44I love you.
38:45I love you.
38:47I love you.
38:48Y'all got me crying, man.
38:52She ain't got us crying.
38:54What the fuck?
39:18She ain't got us crying.
39:48She ain't got us crying.
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