NEW YORK – Tonight at The Edison Ballroom in New York City, undefeated heavyweight Stephan Shaw will be back in action when he takes on veteran Rydell Booker in a bout scheduled for eight-rounds.
Shaw is managed by Split-T Management.
The 30 year-old Shaw of Saint Louis, Missouri, has a record of 17-0 with 13 knockouts. The nine-year veteran has wins over Danny Kelly (9-2-1), Jonathan Rice (4-1-1), Donovan Dennis (12-3) Willie Jake Jr. (8-2-1), Gregory Corbin (15-2), Lyubomyr Pinchuk (12-1-1), Joey Dawejko and his outing when Shaw stopped Bernardo Marquez in the opening round on July 15th in Temecula, California.
Booker of Detroit is a veteran of more than two decades, and has a record of 26-6-1 with 13 knockouts. Booker has wins over former world champions Uriah Grant and Arthur Williams. Booker lost his last outing to Otto Wallin on May 26th in Dearborn, Michigan.
Shaw, who is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Top Rank, weighed 234.4 lbs. Booker was 256.6.
The bout can be seen live on FITE.TV at 7 PM ET.
