Josh Padley never imagined that a single phone call would change his life. The British boxer, who worked as an electrician by day, was given the opportunity of a lifetime when he was asked to step into the ring against undefeated lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson.

Doncaster-born Josh Padley's entire life has changed after fighting the pound-for-pound star in Saudi Arabia on four days' notice.

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.

Josh Padley says he can quit his day job as an electrician thanks to the money he received for fighting Shakur Stevenson; Padley flew to Riyadh with just four days notice to fill in for the ill Floyd Schofield,

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.

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,

Shakur Stevenson fought Josh Padley this past weekend and managed a ninth round finish. Stevenson and Davis are the two top lightweights in the world and the two have been tipped to take on each other in a potential fight next.

The undefeated Stevenson successfully defended his WBC lightweight championship with a ninth-round stoppage victory over Josh Padley on Saturday night.