Shakur Stevenson: record, next fight and profile →
It isn’t any fun taking on fighters who were once considered great but are now clearly past their best. It’s a normal trend in boxing. When a fighter is looking to make a name for himself, he’ll face a faded contender or former world champion who’s seen better days.
It’s normal that two top fighters who reside in the same weight class, jump into the ring against one another to sharpen their skills. In the case of Shakur Stevenson, he’s laced up his gloves against practically everyone. From Gervonta Davis to Devin Haney, even Terence Crawford and heavyweight contender Jared Anderson. If an elite fighter is willing, Stevenson has no problem getting some work.
Less than a month after Edwin De Los Santos landed only 40 total punches against Shakur Stevenson, Regis Prograis landed 36 punches over 12 rounds against Devin Haney, setting the new CompuBox record for fewest total punches landed in a twelve round fight. Prograis only landed 2 punches in six of the twelve rounds. Haney’s elusiveness resulted in Prograis landing 10% of his punches.
Frank Martin is hoping that the skimpy schedule he had in 2023 was simply an outlier. Normally, the 28-year-old can be spotted in the ring on multiple occasions. This time around, he wasn’t given the opportunity. In addition to having only one appearance this year under his belt, Martin failed to make the most of it.
Shakur Stevenson spends a lot of his leisurely time in the Houston area. From training to quality time with family, H-Town is his home away from home.
Bill Haney always believed Shakur Stevenson had flaws in his game. The problem, however, was no one was good enough to accentuate them. Earlier this month in Las Vegas, Nevada, Edwin De Los Santos, despite being given little to no chance, almost proved that he was idoneous on the night.
There’s no other way to put it, Shakur Stevenson was flat-out boring during his showdown against Edwin De Los Santos. Fans at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, booed Stevenson mercilessly. Once they realized that Stevenson wasn’t stepping on the gas and continued to play it safe, they refrained from booing and simply walked out.
The words of Jamaine Ortiz were drowned out. Although he shouted as loud as he could, those who heard him gave the lightweight contender an incredulous look. Shakur Stevenson was heavily favored heading into his showdown against Edwin De Los Santos earlier this month.
Andre Ward has always been there for Shakur Stevenson. The Hall of Famer was in the building on the night Stevenson won his first world title. He was also there when Stevenson unified the super featherweight division against Oscar Valdez. So, unsurprisingly, Ward sauntered into Stevenson’s locker room earlier this month as he began wrapping his hands prior to his showdown with Edwin De Los Santos.
LAS VEGAS – Edwin De Los Santos’ promoter compared Shakur Stevenson’s subpar performance last week to stealing money. Sampson Lewkowicz also faulted his own fighter for failing to force Stevenson into engaging, but he sees Stevenson as primarily responsible for the complete lack of action in their 12-round, 135-pound championship bout November 16 at