Abdullah Mason, the touted Cleveland-born lightweight will now face Mexican southpaw Carlos "Chinito" Ornelas in a ten-round contest on Saturday, April 5th at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Ornelas replaces Giovanni Cabrera, who withdrew from the bout due to injury. Mason-Ornelas is part of a show headlined by the ten-round main event between heavyweights Richard Torrez Jr. and Guido Vianello. Junior welterweights Lindolfo Delgado and Elvis Rodriguez will meet in a high-stakes co-feature scheduled for ten rounds. The entire Torrez-Vianello card will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+. Promoted by Top Rank, tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.com.

 

Mason (17-0, 15 KOs), who turns 21 on fight day, enters his first scheduled ten-rounder riding a wave of momentum. He knocked out Manuel Jaimes in four rounds in February on the Denys Berinchyk-Keyshawn Davis bill in New York City. Mason went 5-0 with five early stoppages in 2024.

 

Ornelas (28-4, 15 KOs) is the most battle-tested foe of Mason's pro career, a 30-year old with extensive experience against established Mexican opposition. He has won three fights since losing a ten-round decision to current WBO featherweight champ Rafael Espinoza in January 2021. Ornelas is coming off a December 2023 decision win over David Moreno Potrero, who entered that bout with a 16-0-1 record.