Shakur Stevenson: record, next fight and profile →
In a few weeks, Devin Haney will take part in the biggest fight of his career - when he defends the undisputed lightweight crown against former three division world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko.
Shakur Stevenson is the latest power player to enter the fray at 135 pounds. The former two-division champion successfully made his lightweight debut with a sixth-round stoppage win against Shuichiro Yoshino on April 8, and he’s already calling out the top dogs in the division.
Former world champion Barry McGuigan rejects the notion that 'Ryan Garcia' quit last Saturday night, when he was knocked out by Gervonta Davis at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
By Keith Idec - Gervonta Davis’ lifelong trainer understands fans want to see his powerful, skillful southpaw oppose the best lightweights in boxing now that Davis has knocked out Ryan Garcia. Calvin Ford urged them to be patient because business will dictate who Davis fights later this year and in 2024. The Showtime Pay-Per-View event headlined by Davis-Garcia generated approximately 1.2 million buys in the United States and produced $22.8 million in ticket sales at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Teofimo Lopez is back in the hot seat. The former unified lightweight champion and current 140-pound contender caused a stir earlier this week when he made highly critical comments about ESPN analysts Andre Ward and Timothy Bradley, blaming the Hall of Famers for misrepresenting his fights. Lopez is promoted by Top Rank, which has an exclusive output deal with ESPN.
From the moment both Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis placed their names on the dotted line, Jermall Charlo knew that he had to be front row and center to witness their encounter.
Top lightweight contender Shakur Stevenson believes Ryan Garcia wasn't on the same level as Gervonta "Tank" Davis. Last Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Davis dropped Garcia in the second round and then finished him off with a body shot in the seventh.
Thus far, becoming a unified world champion at 130 pounds has been the crowning achievement in the young career of Shakur Stevenson. However, after failing to strip those final few pounds from his body last year, the former Olympic silver medalist made the decision to move up in weight.
There’s one universal policy in the world of boxing. Whatever happens behind closed doors during sparring, stays behind closed doors. Shakur Stevenson, however, cracked the curtains ever so slightly recently.
The sport of boxing is often described as the sweet science. And while in part that may very well be true, Rolando “Rolly” Romero has never been interested in lacing up his gloves and engaging in a tactical back-and-forth battle of the wits.