Felix Caraballo: record, next fight and profile →
According to Nielsen Media Research figures released Wednesday, Top Rank’s 3½-hour telecast on ESPN was watched by an average of 397,000 viewers. The five-fight show drew a peak audience of 609,000 sometime between 10-10:15 p.m. ET, during the main event, in which Shakur Stevenson knocked out Felix Caraballo in the sixth round at MGM Grand Conference Center.
Stevenson, Caraballo Fights Photos Gallery - MGM Grand Conference Center, Las Vegas - In a non-title fight at the super featherweight limit of 130-pounds, WBO featherweight world champion Shakur Stevenson (14-0, 8 KOs) took his time, punished and stopped Felix Caraballo (13-2-2, 9 KOs) in the sixth round. (photos by Mikey Williams)
By Keith Idec - Shakur Stevenson’s debut at 130 pounds played out as expected Tuesday night. The unbeaten WBO featherweight champion mostly toyed with Felix Caraballo before stopping his overmatched opponent with a body shot in the sixth round of their non-title fight at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. The 22-year-old Stevenson essentially...
Stevenson, Caraballo Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Top Rank on ESPN live events return Tuesday, June 9, as WBO featherweight world champion Shakur Stevenson will take on Puerto Rican contender Felix “La Sombra” Caraballo in a 10-round super featherweight bout. Main event coverage will air exclusively on ESPN and ESPN Deportes (in Spanish) starting at 7 p.m. ET. (photos by Mikey Williams)
Shakur Stevenson won’t know for sure what it’s like to fight at junior lightweight until the opening bell sounds. Having made weight on Monday, though, was a much more satisfying feeling than not having anything to show for his previous training camp.
Bob Arum has referred to Shakur Stevenson as a left-handed Floyd Mayweather for much of Stevenson’s three-year pro career. Now that Stevenson has won his first world title in just his 13th professional fight, Arum is convinced that the unbeaten WBO featherweight champion can surpass Mayweather’s accomplishments. His promoter’s praise places plenty of pressure on the 22-year-old Stevenson, as Mayweather is commonly considered the best boxer of this generation and an all-time great.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Where Dana White leads, Bob Arum is sure to follow. OK, the grizzled boxing promoter is as likely to share a beach house with Al Haymon as say something nice about the controversial UFC czar, but it’s hard to argue the folks at Top Rank will happily bask in the “live sports are back” glow the mixed martial arts promotion began generating last month. Arum and Co. will produce the first significant stateside...
Shakur Stevenson will fight Tuesday night without his assistant trainer in his corner. The Nevada State Athletic Commission will not allow Kay Koroma to work Stevenson’s corner for his fight against Felix Caraballo because Koroma has been in contact with Mikaela Mayer. Koroma tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday, but he is the assistant trainer for Mayer, who tested positive for the virus and was removed from Tuesday’s card.
Felix Caraballo is heading to Las Vegas knowing he’s playing with house money. A longshot assignment awaits his arrival in the gambling town, as the 33-year old from the coastal town of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico faces unbeaten featherweight titlist Shakur Stevenson (13-0, 7KOs) on June 9, live on ESPN (7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT) from the MGM Grand Conference Center Ballroom in Las Vegas. Their non-title bout will be contested in the junior lightweight division, intended as means for Stevenson to test the waters at a new weight.
Shakur Stevenson didn’t take training any less seriously for the huge underdog he’ll fight Tuesday night than he approached preparation for his first world title shot seven months ago. Stevenson estimates he might’ve sparred even more rounds while getting ready to face Felix Caraballo than he did in advance of his WBO featherweight championship victory over Joet Gonzalez on October 26 in Reno, Nevada. The 22-year-old Stevenson spent most of this training camp in Houston, where he sparred primarily with junior lightweight veteran O’Shaquie Foster.