Top Rank: Newark Native Shakur Stevenson Defends Unified Junior Lightweight Title Against Robson Conceição
LIVE on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ on Friday, September 23, at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT
Keyshawn Davis vs. Omar Tienda in Lightweight Co-Feature
Undercard Streams Live and Exclusively on ESPN+ at 6:00 p.m. ET/ 3:00 p.m. PT.
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Unified junior lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson will put his hardware on the line in the main event against Brazilian standout Robson Conceição this Friday, Sept. 23 at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+. The event takes place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Newark native Stevenson (18-0, 9 KO) returns to fight in his hometown against 2016 Brazilian Olympic Gold Medalist Robson Conceição (17-1, 8 KO).
In the eight-round lightweight co-feature, Tokyo 2020 U.S. Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn Davis (5-0, 4 KO) returns to the ring against Mexican veteran Omar Tienda (25-5, 18 KO).
ESPN’s Joe Tessitore will call the action ringside with Hall of Famer Andre Ward as analyst; Bernardo Osuna will call the undercard and Mark Kriegel will serve as analyst.
Main Card and Prelims (All Times ET)
| 10 PM | Main | Shakur Stevenson (C) vs. Robson Conceição | ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+ (simulcast) | WBC, WBO Jr. Lightweight |
| Co-Feature | Keyshawn Davis vs. Omar Tienda | ESPN+ | ||
| 6:00 PM | Feature |
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| Undercard | Bruce Carrington vs. Jose Argel | |||
| Undercard | Jahi Tucker vs. Jose Luis Sanchez
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| Undercard | Pablo Valdez vs. Noe Alejandro Lopez | |||
| Undercard | Orlando Gonzalez vs. Misael Lopez | |||
| Undercard | Floyd Diaz vs. Juan Hernandez Martinez | |||
| Undercard | Antoine Cobb vs. Jaylan Phillips |
Ahead of the bout in Newark, ESPN presents HOMECOMING: Shakur Stevenson, an intimate 30-minute portrait of Brick City’s 2016 U.S. Olympic Silver Medalist and reigning WBC/WBO/Ring Magazine Jr. Lightweight world champion. A rising superstar and one of boxing’s top pound-for-pound talents, Stevenson revisits his Newark roots as fans catch a glimpse of the 25-year-old returning to his hometown. Watch HOMECOMING on-demand here.
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