Shakur Stevenson: record, next fight and profile →
The World Boxing Council has ordered its lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson to defend his title against the top-ranked contender William Zepeda, with a purse bid scheduled for August 20
On Saturday, the WBC lightweight champion and free agent star Stevenson was in Philadelphia for the Matchroom Boxing show headlined by Jaron “Boots” Ennis’ hometown fight and stoppage win against David Avanesyan.
Lightweight Raymond Muratalla hopes his victory on Saturday night at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas is the gateway to the elusive title shot he seeks.
Shakur Stevenson’s free agency tour officially launched Thursday as the unbeaten three-division and WBC lightweight titleholder engaged in an afternoon Zoom call with Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions.
Shakur Stevenson is now a free agent after his last fight with his former promoter Top Rank Inc. on Saturday, a 12-round unanimous decision over Artem Harutyunyan in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey.
In Monday’s episode of ProBox TV’s “Deep Waters,” analyst Chris Algieri said the current situations of each fighter leaves them looking for a dance partner, peering squarely at the other. Three-division and WBC lightweight champion Stevenson (22-0) just disposed of challenger Artem Harutyunyan in New Jersey to complete his contract with promoter Top Rank, which signed him out of the 2016 Olympics.
In victory over Artem Harutyunyan, Shakur Stevenson again showed how good he really is. He might not have been exciting, but he’ll beat the exciting fighters he’s matched with, which ultimately is the bottom line
Teofimo Lopez Jr. was ringside in Southern California watching the boxing grudge match between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal on Saturday night, but the headlines from Shakur Stevenson’s fight across the country carried over to the Honda Center in Anaheim.
Shakur Stevenson bested Artem Harutyunyan as expected on Saturday night, successfully defending his WBC lightweight crown for the first time.
The mission for Shakur Stevenson on Saturday was clear: win, do so convincingly and, for the love of all that’s holy, look good doing it.