Carrington to defend featherweight title vs. Palacios
Carrington to defend featherweight title vs. Palacios
Source: WBC
02/06/2026
Source: WBC
02/06/2026
Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington, undefeated with a record of 17 victories, including 10 knockouts, will defend his WBC featherweight titile against René Santiago Palacios. It will be a battle of undefeated boxers. From Mexico, Palacios has a professional record of 19 victories and one draw, with 10 wins coming by knockout. This will be his first opportunity to fight for a world title. He holds a Janaury win, via split decision, over the respected Sulaiman Segawa. The fight will take place on Saturday, July 4th at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland and will be streamed on DAZN.
UNDERCARD
Abdullah Mason vs. Joe Cordina;
Delante Johnson vs. Christopher Guerrero;
Deric Davis vs. Carlos Ramos;
Abdurrahman Mason vs. Alvaro Huizar; and
Ibrahim Mason vs. Ruben García.
Fighting in his hometown of New York City back in February, Carrington defeated Carlos Castro by knockout in the ninth round to win the vacant WBC featherweight championship. From the Brownsville, Brooklyn section of New York, Carrington landed a flush right hand and followed it up with a four or five-punch combination. He punctuated the combination by landing one more right that sent Castro down for a ten count and the crowd inside Madison Square Garden into a frenzy. Carrington was the WBC interim champion but the win over Castro made him that organization's full champion of the 126-pound division. Carrington became the WBC interim title holder by defeating Mateus Heita in July of 2025, also in New York.
