BRACE FOR A TSUNAMI PUNCH, NAKATHILA WARNS AMERICAN BOXER ABDULLAH MASON
▪️Mason will be swept to the deep end of Atlantic Ocean, says Nakathila
Namibia’s renowned pro boxer Jeremiah “Low Key” Nakathila (26-4, 21 KOs) has alerted his unbeaten American opponent Abdullah Mason (18-0-0, 16 KOs) to brace for a tsunami in their 10-round fight on Saturday, June 7, at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, a constituent state of the United States of America.
The Namibian’s battle against Mason will be the co-feature fight of the main card in which American Keyshawn “The Businessman” Davis defends his WBO lightweight world title against free-punching Dominican Edwin De Los Santos.
Nakathila told boxersworld.co.ke he has developed a very strong punch he nicknamed tsunami.
“He will not withstand the tsunami punch awaiting him on Saturday,” an upbeat Nakathila said, adding a clincher: “His seconders should prepare to look for him in the Atlantic Ocean.”
“I’m in top shape, Mason doesn’t know what’s coming for him he will be shocked,” said Nakathila after the face-off session.
“I looked in his eyes and there’s nothing special about him so I’m just looking forward to Saturday to do my usual job.”
This is Nakathila’s fifth fight in the USA. He’s now the only Namibian to have fought more times in the US than any other boxer from the Southern African country.
“For sure I feel special holding the record of the highest number of fights on American soil.
“The atmosphere has been good since I arrived, not cold and not hot, having fun also here looking forward to my fight on Saturday.”
Nakathila, a policeman back home in Namibia, singles out American WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson as the toughest boxer he has met so far in his pro boxing career.
He fought Stevenson in June, 2021, for the WBO interim super-featherweight title, losing by a unanimous decision including one trip to the canvas in the fourth round courtesy of Stevenson’s right hook.
“He was a very difficult opponent, it was hard to land punches on him,” recalls Nakathila on his fight against the southpaw Stevenson.
Mason is also a southpaw and a skillful boxer. How will Nakathila cope up with another southpaw opponent?
“I have since made amends and know how to handle the southpaws better,” said the 35-year-old Nakathila who TKO’d Mexico’s former world junior lightweight champion Miguel Berchelt in the sixth round in his second fight in the USA in March, 2022.
Nakathila’a next two fights in the USA ended in knockout defeats to Raymond Muratala and Ernesto Mercado in 2023 and 2024 respectively.
The boxer is in America with his longtime promoter Nestor Tobias, the man behind his success and also the facilitator of his five fights in the USA.
Others with Nakathila are his bearded head coach Nicky Natangwe and Siegfried Black Kaperu simply known as SBK.
While Natangwe heaps a lot of praise on Mason, he is however not shaken by his unbeaten record.
“His unbeaten run is coming to an end on Saturday, that’s nothing us,” said a defiant Natangwe from Virginia in an interview.
“Abdul is a good fighter, young and very energetic, a great prospect for Top Rank, he’s a very fast boxer but he is meeting up with a great African champion well experienced fighter who has fought tougher boxers than Mason.
“I personally have no doubt or shaken by Abdul, I know he is not a walk in the park but his camp must be ready for something they never experienced, I saw him once dropped twice (by Dominican Yohan Vasquez last year in November) and I picked where his weak points are, we will fully capitalise on his weak areas.”
Since his two consecutive knockout losses, Nakathila last year redeemed himself with three victories at home in Windhoek against compatriots Evans Husayihwevhu, Jeremiah Mhere and Tafadzwa Mushando.
