Lightweight Jeremiah Nakatila (23-2, 19 KOs) scored an early victory over the former world champion Miguel Berchelt (38-3, 34 KOs) in the Saturday night boxing main event at Resorts World in Las Vegas.
In a rather boring fight, Shakur Stevenson (16-0, 8 KOs) scored a one-sided unanimous decision over Jeremia Nakathila (21-2, 17 KOs) in the main event of the evening in Las Vegas. Thus, the American got the interim WBO featherweight title.
Shakur Stevenson (15-0, 8 KOs) and Jeremiah Nakatila (21-1, 17 KOs) met at the final press conference ahead of their Saturday's bout in Las Vegas. The rivals will fight for the interim WBO super featherweight belt, and the winner will be the mandatory challenger for Jamel Herring, who is the World Boxing Organization champion.