Shakur Stevenson: record, next fight and profile →
There is far too much at stake for William Zepeda to look beyond Mexican Independence Day. Of course, he is fighting on that date to prepare for the opportunities he expects to come beyond that date. The unbeaten lightweight contender is set for his September 16 DAZN main event versus Mercito Gesta at The
Although he held the WBC super featherweight title in one hand and the WBO in the other, Shakur Stevenson couldn’t stand the thought of making weight.
It’s already on to the next one for Shakur Stevenson. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Frank Martin will no longer proceed with a planned WBC lightweight title fight versus Stevenson. An effort to finalize the planned November 16 ESPN main event in Las Vegas was instead met with the response from Martin’s team that they were no longer moving forward with those plans.
Sometimes, it’s fun being Shakur Stevenson. He’s already made generational money in a short amount of time, he’s a two-division champ and has the sort of skills that you simply can’t teach.
By Cliff Rold - The depth of talent at lightweight, already bleeding into junior welterweight, has been apparent for several years. Before 2023, we were only getting hints of what that depth could mean. Teofimo Lopez’s upset of Vasyl Lomachenko was a hint followed by a long layoff and Lopez being stunned by George Kambosos. Devin Haney’s twin wins over Kambosos announced the arrival of a champion, but confirmed Kambosos
BoxingScene.com has learned that Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc. and Tom Brown’s TBG Promotions came to a financial agreement on a Shakur Stevenson-Frank Martin lightweight title fight at the 11th hour late Tuesday morning. A WBC purse bid for their intriguing lightweight championship match, scheduled for 1 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, was therefore canceled. Stevenson (20-0, 10 KOs) and Martin (18-0, 12 KOs) will meet in a 135-pound title fight that ESPN will televise as part of its exclusive content partnership with Top Rank.
The 2023 boxing calendar has given us a ton of big-time fights. From Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford to David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant, boxing fans have been on the receiving end of some terrific matchups. But while boxing could do no wrong this year, there are still a handful of fights that fans, and more specifically, Kenny Porter, are dying to see.
Shakur Stevenson has always shown patience in the ring. His ability to stand directly in front of his opponents while a million hard shots are whizzing by his unprotected chin is a gift. During those heated moments, Stevenson doesn't throw much in return, instead, that patience we discussed earlier is used again, waiting for the perfect time to catch his man in between shots.
Shakur Stevenson and Devin Haney simply don’t like each other. They've gone from respectfully calling each other out, to hurling curse-filled tirades at one another every chance they get.
Shakur Stevenson may smile when the cameras are rolling but the former Olympic silver medalist loves a good scrap. After winning his first world title at 126 pounds, then moving up in weight to pilfer more trinkets at 130, Stevenson (20-0, 10 KOs) believed that the lightweight division would be his home for an incredibly long time.