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Shakur Stevenson & Edwin De Los Santos
Prepare For World Title Showdown This Sat.
Pound-for-pound star Shakur Stevenson (20-0, 10 KOs) and
Dominican slugger Edwin De Los Santos (16-1, 14 KOs) hosted
their public workouts today ahead of their vacant WBC
lightweight world title showdown this Thursday, Nov. 16 at
T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In the world championship co-feature, Mexico’s Emanuel
“Vaquero” Navarrete (38-1, 31 KOs) defends his WBO junior
lightweight strap against Brazilian two-time world title
challenger Robson Conceição (17-2, 8 KOs).
Stevenson-De Los Santos and Navarrete-Conceição will be
broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10:30
p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT.
At Monday's media workout, this is what the fighters had to
say.
Shakur Stevenson
“I can’t wait. It’s going to be very exciting. You’ve got
the tough Edwin De Los Santos, but I’m here to whoop his
a**!”
“We can’t think about what comes after. I’m not worried
about after. We’ve got a job to do Thursday night. I’m
coming here to get my belt.”
"I think that Edwin is a good fighter. I think he's more of
a boxer than what he's trying to act like. So, he's going to
try to move around. And I'm going to figure him out by the
fourth round."
Edwin De Los Santos
"We are not here to hesitate. We are here to fight. We
accepted the fight, and we are going for it. I think at one
point I was being underestimated. But now he has accepted
the reality that he is going to have a very tough fight."
"I feel very good because it is one of my dreams to be in
Las Vegas and fight for a world title, which will happen
this November 16.”
Emanuel Navarrete
“I’m happy to be here with all of you and because you are
all joining me at this public workout. And well, it’s going
to be one more fight. I’m going to defend my title at 130
pounds."
"Obviously, we know who I am fighting. We know he is a real
fighter. He is very strong and it will be difficult. But
like always we are going to defend the title with the heart
of a Mexican warrior.”
"Being in Las Vegas is a dream for many athletes, not just
boxers. I think it’s the epicenter of the most important
shows in the world. I think that being here for me is an
honor, and I feel very grateful to be in front of all of
you."
Robson Conceição
“The day before what was going to be my last fight, I
learned about this very good opportunity. I accepted it
immediately. My team and I decided not to fight in order to
better prepare for this fight on November 16th."
"It's a very important moment for my career to be in this
huge event. There are many good athletes who are
participating in this event. We have Shakur Stevenson. We
have Emanuel Navarrete, whom I admire a lot. He is a great
champion. But this is my third opportunity. In the Olympic
Games, I was able to win on my third attempt. And I will do
the same in this third chance at a world title.”
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