What is Shakur Stevensons boxing record?
What is Shakur Stevenson’s boxing record? – Ash-Shakur Stevenson is a professional boxer from the United States who has held world championship titles in two weight classes.
He was the WBO featherweight title holder from 2019 to 2020, the WBO super featherweight title holder from 2021 to 2022, and the WBC and The Ring super featherweight titles holder in 2022. Stevenson represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal in the bantamweight division. As of June 2022, he is considered the world’s best active super featherweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, BoxRec, and ESPN.
Shakur Stevenson’s successful career began at the youth level, where he won the 2014 AIBA Youth World Championships and the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. At the age of 18, he won the Senior U.S. Olympic Trials in 2015, which qualified him for the U.S. boxing team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In Rio, he won a silver medal, losing to Robeisy Ramírez of Cuba in the gold medal match. Stevenson was the highest-medaling male boxer for the United States, as Claressa Shields won gold for the U.S. women’s team.
Shakur Stevenson began his professional career on February 9, 2017, signing a promotional contract with Top Rank and Andre Ward as his manager. Promoter Bob Arum announced that Stevenson would likely make his debut on a stacked card at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, on April 22, 2017.
Stevenson showed off his quickness, defense, and punching skills as he won his first professional fight against American boxer Edgar Brito via fifth-round technical decision. Stevenson won every round, and Brito was ahead on all three judges’ scorecards.
Shakur Stevenson made his Madison Square Garden debut on the undercard of the Terence Crawford vs. Félix Díaz world light welterweight championship fight on May 20, 2017. His opponent was Argentine boxer Carlos Suarez, whom he knocked down before the stoppage in 2 minutes and 35 seconds of the first round. Stevenson’s third bout took place at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, on the undercard of Terrence Crawford’s unification fight against Julius Indongo on August 19, 2017.
Shakur Stevenson fought his second straight Argentine opponent, David Michel Paz, and easily outpointed him over six rounds winning 60–53 on all three scorecards. In round 5, Paz was knocked down following a straight left.
On November 20, 2017, Top Rank confirmed 26-year-old Mexican Oscar Mendoza as Stevenson’s opponent, which took place on the undercard of Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux on December 9, 2017, at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City, New York. Stevenson won the fight against Mendoza via a unanimous decision.
In 2018, Shakur Stevenson’s first fight was against Juan Tapia on February 16 at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino’s Grand Theater in Reno, Nevada. Stevenson easily outpointed Tapia, winning 80–72 on all three judges’ scorecards. Stevenson showed defensive improvements in the fight, boxed with his jab, and worked to the body. He used the distance well, allowing Tapia to land only one punch at a time.
Stevenson continued his winning streak in his professional career, achieving many notable victories. In 2019, he won the WBO featherweight title against Joet Gonzalez, becoming the youngest-ever American to win a featherweight world title.
What is Shakur Stevenson’s boxing record?
As of April 2023, Shakur Stevenson has a professional boxing record of 20 wins, and 0 losses, with 10 wins coming by way of knockout.
Stevenson made his professional debut on April 22, 2017, where he won against Edgar Brito via technical decision. Since then, he has gone on to win all of his fights, including a string of impressive victories against formidable opponents.
Some notable wins in Stevenson’s career include:
- Joet Gonzalez: On October 26, 2019, Stevenson faced Joet Gonzalez for the vacant WBO featherweight title. He won the fight via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 119-109 in his favor.
- Felix Caraballo: Stevenson’s first fight after moving up to super featherweight was against Felix Caraballo on June 9, 2020. Stevenson won the fight via TKO in the sixth round.
- Jeremiah Nakathila: On June 12, 2021, Stevenson fought Jeremiah Nakathila for the vacant WBO interim super featherweight title. He won the fight via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 120-107 in his favor.
- Jamel Herring: On October 23, 2021, Stevenson faced Jamel Herring for the WBO super featherweight title. He won the fight via TKO in the tenth round, becoming a two-weight world champion.
- Oscar Valdez: On November 20, 2021, Stevenson fought Oscar Valdez for the WBC super featherweight title. He won the fight via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 115-112 in his favor.
Stevenson’s success in the boxing ring has earned him recognition as one of the top fighters in the world. As of June 2022, he is ranked as the world’s best active super featherweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, BoxRec, and ESPN.
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