Robson Conceicao: record, next fight and profile →
NEWARK, New Jersey – Shakur Stevenson stepped out of the ring six years ago in Brazil unimpressed by Robson Conceicao. Stevenson and Conceicao sparred a few rounds in advance of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. They
NEWARK, New Jersey – Shakur Stevenson promised to “beat the sh*t” out of Robson Conceicao as they talked trash on a stage Wednesday at Prudential Center.
Shakur Stevenson wanted nothing more than to walk to the ring as a defending 130-pound champion in his hometown Friday night. His growing body just wouldn’t cooperate anymore.
Shakur Stevenson shook his head and wouldn’t even attempt to get on the scale again Thursday afternoon at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Stevenson, Conceicao Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Unified junior lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson will put his hardware on the line in the main event against Brazilian standout Robson Conceicao this Friday, Sept. 23 at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+. The event takes place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. (photos by Mikey Williams)
Initially, Shakur Stevenson exuded an overwhelming amount of confidence in Oscar Valdez’s ability to get the job done against Robson Conceicao. However, as the two locked horns during their September of 2021 showdown, Stevenson (18-0, 9 KOs) was stunned by the manner in which Conceicao was dominating the former two-division belt holder.
By Thomas Gerbasi - Six years ago, the campaign Shakur Stevenson was promoting in his hometown was Powerade’s “Just a Kid,” and the soon-to-be Olympian was just that, 18 years old and ready to not just take on the world, but to show his peers that dreaming big and making those dreams happen wasn’t exclusive to certain neighborhoods in certain cities.
Stevenson, Conceicao Land in Newark Photos Gallery - WBC/WBO junior lightweight world champion Shakur Stevenson has never fought at home as a world champion. The six letters on the front of his trunks — Newark — represents his past and immediate future. (photos by Mikey Williams)
NEWARK, New Jersey – Becoming boxing’s fully unified 130-pound champion remains a goal for Shakur Stevenson. If the business doesn’t align for the undefeated southpaw to land the two title unification fights Stevenson needs to win to reign as his division’s undisputed champion, however, he could move up to the lightweight limit of 135 pounds after he boxes Robson Conceicao. Stevenson (18-0, 9 KOs) is scheduled to defend his WBC and WBO 130-pound championships against Conceicao on September 23 at Prudential Center in Stevenson’s hometown of Newark.
NEWARK, New Jersey – Shakur Stevenson doesn’t intend to afford Robson Conceicao seconds, let alone rounds, to gain confidence when they square off in a little less than two months.