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It’s safe to say that Joet Gonzalez isn’t short on motivation ahead of the biggest fight of his career. The unbeaten featherweight is days away from a vacant featherweight title clash versus Shakur Stevenson, a fight he’s envisioned for years and for a belt he’s craved since 2019 began.
Stevenson, Gonzalez Weights Photos Gallery - Joet Gonzalez simply smiled and turned away Friday as Shakur Stevenson talked trash to him on a makeshift stage. (photos by Mikey Williams). The unbeaten contender is confident he’ll turn away Stevenson on Saturday night when they fight for the vacant WBO featherweight title. Moments before they stood face-to-face at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Stevenson and Gonzalez both made weight for their 12-round, 126-pound title fight at Reno-Sparks Convention Center.
RENO, Nevada – Joet Gonzalez simply smiled and turned away Friday as Shakur Stevenson talked trash to him on a makeshift stage. The unbeaten contender is confident he’ll turn away Stevenson on Saturday night when they fight for the vacant WBO featherweight title. Moments before they stood face-to-face at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Stevenson and Gonzalez both made weight for their 12-round, 126-pound title fight at Reno-Sparks Convention Center.
by Keith Idec - RENO, Nevada – Shakur Stevenson senses that their fight Saturday night is much more personal for Joet Gonzalez than it is for him. That’s understandable, of course, considering Stevenson has been dating Gonzalez’s younger sister for the past three years. Gonzalez told BoxingScene.com last month that Stevenson isn’t “good enough” for...
Shakur Stevenson, Joet Gonzalez Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - The vacant WBO featherweight world title bout between Shakur Stevenson and Joet Gonzalez is boxing's version of the Hatfields and McCoys, a long-simmering grudge match that will be settled Saturday evening at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. (photos by Mikey Williams)
The Nevada State Athletic Commission approved three in-state officials Wednesday to work the Shakur Stevenson-Joet Gonzalez featherweight title fight Saturday night in Reno, Nevada. Their 12-round encounter for the unclaimed WBO 126-pound crown will be judged by Nevada’s Eric Cheek and Dave Moretti, as well as Connecticut’s Glenn Feldman. Nevada’s Tim Cheatham and Patricia Morse Jarman and California’s Max DeLuca also were included in the pool of potential judges NSAC executive director Bob Bennett considered submitting at the commission’s monthly meeting in Las Vegas.
IBF featherweight world champion Josh Warrington was way too much for French challenger Sofiane Takoucht at Leeds Arena. Unlike his last fight, which was a boring decision win over mandatory challenger Kid Galahad, Warrington came out firing bombs to the head and body, and blew right threw Takoucht in two rapid rounds.
LAS VEGAS – If Shakur Stevenson beats Joet Gonzalez on October 26, he might not make a single defense of the WBO featherweight title. There is only one fight, according to Stevenson, that’d keep him at the 126-pound limit if he wins the WBO belt later this month. If he defeats Gonzalez, he’ll move up to 130 pounds unless he can secure a title unification fight against IBF champion Josh Warrington.
LAS VEGAS – If Shakur Stevenson defeats Joet Gonzalez, the emerging featherweight contender can’t imagine remaining in that division much longer. There’s only one fight, according to Stevenson, that could keep him at featherweight even if he wins the vacant WBO 126-pound crown when he faces Gonzalez on October 26 in Reno, Nevada. That would be a title unification match with England’s Josh Warrington.
LAS VEGAS – The admitted animosity between them didn’t stop Shakur Stevenson from complimenting Joet Gonzalez’s boxing skills. Stevenson doesn’t think nearly as highly of the level of competition Gonzalez has faced in his seven years as a pro. The 2016 Olympic silver medalist is certain he’ll become by far the best opponent of Gonzalez’s career when they square off October 26 for the vacant WBO featherweight title in Reno, Nevada.