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Shakur Stevenson Training Photos Gallery - Jose “Sniper” Pedraza is nearing a title shot while Shakur Stevenson is well on his way. Pedraza and Stevenson will see action June 9 on the Terence Crawford vs. Jeff Horn world championship event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Jose “Sniper” Pedraza is nearing a title shot while Shakur Stevenson is well on his way. Pedraza and Stevenson will see action June 9 on the Terence Crawford vs. Jeff Horn world championship event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Pedraza (23-1, 12 KOs), from Cidra, Puerto Rico, will challenge Antonio Moran (22-2, 15 KOs) in a 10-rounder for the WBO Latino lightweight belt, while Stevenson (6-0, 3 KOs), the 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist, will step up in class against Aelio Mesquita (16-1, 14 KOs) in an eight-round featherweight contest.
Shakur Stevenson, Jesse Hart, Bryant Jennings Fight Photos Gallery - Super middleweight Jesse Hart (24-1, 20 KOs) had a bizarre ending with a seventh round TKO over Demond Nicholson (18-3-1, 17 KOs). Nicholson rocked Hart with a right in the first round, but then it was all Hart the rest of the way.
Liacouras Center, Philadelphia - Olympic silver medal winner Shakur Stevenson (6-0, 3 KOs) blew away Patrick Riley (12-1, 6 KOs) in the second round of a featherweight contest. This was Stevenson's second fight of the year, after winning an eight round decision over Juan Tapia back in February.
Weights Jennings, Dawejko Photos Gallery - The verbal haymakers were flying Thursday afternoon as World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior featherweight champion Jessie Magdaleno and No. 1 contender Isaac Dogboe faced off at the final press conference for their world championship main event, Saturday at The Liacouras Center. (photos by Mikey Williams).
Jennings, Dawejko Final press Conference photos gallery - The verbal haymakers were flying Thursday afternoon as World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior featherweight champion Jessie Magdaleno and No. 1 contender Isaac Dogboe faced off at the final press conference for their world championship main event, Saturday at The Liacouras Center. (photos by Mikey Williams).
A pair of 2016 Olympic medalists — USA silver medalist Shakur Stevenson and Brazilian gold medalist Robson Conceicao — will see action on the undercard of the WBO junior featherweight title fight between defending champion Jessie Magdaleno and No. 1 contender Isaac Dogboe on April 28 at The Liacouras Center on the campus of Temple University.
There will be no Brotherly Love when JESSIE MAGDALENO defends his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior featherweight title against No. 1 contender ISAAC DOGBOE on Saturday, April 28, at The Liacouras Center. The Magdaleno-Dogboe fight will headline a card with plenty of local flavor, as Philadelphia heavyweights BRYANT “BY-BY” JENNINGS and JOEY DAWEJKO rekindle an old rivalry, and Philadelphia native JESSE “Hollywood” HART continues his drive back to a world title challenge when he faces DEMOND NICHOLSON in a super middleweight bout.
Shakur Stevenson, Kavaliauskas, Bryant Jennings Photos Gallery - Reno, Nevada - Undefeated welterweight contender Egidijus ‘The Mean Machine’ Kavaliuskas (19-0, 16 KOs) successfully defended his NABF welterweight title by knocking out David Avanesyan at 1:55 of the sixth round. (photos by Mikey Williams).
Shakur Stevenson made a conscious decision before his fight Friday night to box the way that best suits him. The 2016 Olympic silver medalist admits he previously was too concerned about criticism of his tactical approach in the ring. Stevenson still is a work in progress, but the undefeated featherweight prospect’s smart, patient approach paid off throughout the skillful southpaw’s easy eight-round victory over Juan Tapia in Reno, Nevada.