Stevenson previously reigned as WBO featherweight world champion Photo Credit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank The challenger is a slippery operator though, and that should be enough to frustrate Herring into chasing the fight and make the mistakes needed for Stevenson to seize control. I think Stevenson c...
Shakur Stevenson, a bantamweight silver medalist at the Rio Olympics, briefly shocked fans by announcing an early retirement from boxing. However, he soon hinted at a tentative return. It’s not clear what the Newark-born Southpaw wishes to do after tomorrow’s...
Shakur Stevensonis a free agent now, as his contract withBob Arum’sTop Rank ended with his July 6 fight against German Olympic MedalistArtem Harutyunyan. Every top promoter has now his eyes on the WBC lightweight champion. In addition to Top Rank’s $15 milli...
Stevenson (20-0, 10 KOs), a former featherweight and super featherweight champion, dropped Yoshino (16-1, 12 KOs) twice before referee Allen Huggins called a halt to the punishment in the sixth round. The Tokyo native wasn’t much of a match for the American in this one. The straight ...
A two weight world champion aged just 25 and more to follow seeming like an inevitability,Stevenson rightly has a high opinion of himselfand has said previously there are few like him around. However, in a recent interview withFighterIQ,the Newark southpaw admitted he felt like Top Rank stable...
Shakur Stevenson – himself one fight away from winning the WBC lightweight world title – believes Lopez would stop Garcia should they meet soon. Eddie Hearn reveals when Conor Benn will return to the ring He toldFightHype.comthat the current champion was just too good. ...
That said, youdohave to fight in the division before I just chuck you in willy nilly. See you after your next one, Shakur Stevenson. Upcoming Fights:( (1) Devin Haney vs (3) George Kambosos Jr, Oct. 15 ... (2) Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Jamaine Ortiz, Oct. 29 ... (...
Otherwise, there’s no denying the kind of matchup it makes between ‘The Matrix’ and Shakur Stevenson. Both come off as two of the most technically gifted boxers of recent times. So if not for an early stoppage, fans of pure boxing would ...