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Shakur Stevenson delivered an entertaining performance to kick-start the latest chapter of his career, stopping Josh Padley in nine Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The ringwalks for Shakur Stevenson vs. Josh Padley will take place at 11:35pm local time at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. That means they will take place at 8:35pm in the United Kingdom, 3:35pm on the east coast of the United States and 12:35pm on the west coast.

Shakur Stevenson vs Josh Padley takes place this weekend at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Padley is stepping in on short notice to fight Stevenson

Stevenson successfully defended his WBC lightweight title with a ninth round stoppage victory over Britain’s Josh Padley on February 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the undercard of Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev’s highly anticipated rematch.

One of the biggest stories heading into Riyadh Season's 'The Last Crescendo' card was that Floyd 'Kid Austin' Schofield had to withdraw from his fight against S

Shakur Stevenson knocked out Josh Padely after dropping him three times in the ninth round to remain the WBC Lightweight Champion. Padley was a late replacement after Floyd Schofield withdrew with an illness.