WEEKEND
The undefeated super-middleweight prospect Isaiah Steen is scheduled to face veteran Sena Agbeko Friday night on ShoBox: The New Generation.
ISAIAH STEEN (16-0, 12 KOs) VS. SENA AGBEKO (26-2, 21 KOs)
- When: Friday, October 21
- Time: 9:30pm ET / 6:30pm PT (main event after show)
- Where: Bally’s Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey
- TV / Stream: Showtime
- Assignment: Super Medium (168 pounds)
- Under threat: No main title
- Pound-for-pound rating: Not available
- The odds: NA
- Also on the card: Sean Hemphill vs David Stevens, super middleweight; Marquis Taylor and Marlon Harrington, young middleweight
- Guess: Steen UD
- Story: Steen, a rising £168 prospect, is returning to ShoBox: New Generation to take on Ghanaian slugger Sena Agbeko. The slick 24-year-old from Cleveland, half-brother to Charles Conway, was a brilliant amateur who is said to have ended his unpaid career with an 85-15 record. And he has enjoyed nothing but success since turning pro in 2016. He passed a test in his most recent game, beating the capable Kalvin Henderson by a decisive decision. decided to agree in a tough battle last July. A win over Agbeko could lift Steen up the rankings. Agbeko, who fights out of Nashville, is a big puncher. He has stopped three of his opponents since he was nearly defeated by Vladimir Shishkin last February. His last fight was this past July. Steen was originally scheduled to face Elvis Figueroa in the joint movie. However, the organizers changed his opponent and elevated the bout to main event status after the heavyweight lightweight bout between Ali Izmailov and Radivoje Kalajdzic failed.
FIGHT THIS WEEK
THURSDAY
- Floyd Schofield vs Daniel Ross, lightweight, Indio, California (DAZN).
FRIDAY
- George Acosta vs. Jose Angulo, lightweight, Ontario, California (Thompson Boxing YouTube, Facebook).
SATURDAY
- Mauricio Lara vs Jose Sanmartin, featherweight, Mexico City (DAZN).
- Kenzie Morrison vs. Robert Simms, strong contender, Kansas City, Kamsas (FITE).
