Shakur Stevenson vs Josh Padley fight preview, including start time, date, fight card, keys to victor and analysis, how to watch and live stream.

Josh Padley, who before this week was largely unknown outside of British boxing circles, has said he can "definitely" beat lightweight world champion Shakur Stevenson on Saturday.

Shakur Stevenson appears to have changed his prediction for the upcoming rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.

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

Almost 32 years have passed since the day that Tim Tomashek, a part-time heavyweight journeyman who worked at a department store chain’s distribution center, was pulled out of the crowd, ushered backstage and emerged a couple hours later to fight Tommy Morrison for a heavyweight belt,

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In a major turn of events, Shakur Stevenson is set to take on Josh Padley on February 22. Stevenson was originally set to take on Floyd Schofield before he was

Josh Padley has come to the rescue for Saturday's mega card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, stepping up with three days' notice to fight lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson.

Having his first fight since going under the knife, Stevenson will be hoping there are no problems and that he can deal with an expected onslaught from Padley. Chris Mannix, who has followed Stevenson's career closely, is eager to see if the champion’s hand is 100%.

With just a few days to prepare, Josh Padley looks to make the most of the opportunity in front of him. He replaces Floyd Schofield and challenges Shakur Stevenson on February 23 for the WBC lightweight title.