[48] Stevenson was arrested on July 1, 2018, and charged with misdemeanor assault. 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[26] The bout attracted criticism from pundits and analysts, citing the low number of punches thrown by either man leading to a lack of action. Stevenson had a very successful career at the Youth Level, winning the 2014 AIBA Youth World Championships and 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his La sangre puertorriquea que tengo es de parte de padre, pero bsicamente no lo conoc hasta que tuve 18 aos. Top Rank raised his opponent talent well. Stevenson won by unanimous decision with scores of 117110, 118109 and 118110. I've been in there with Devin [Haney], sparring on YouTube. Hes looking forward, specifically at his fight against Brandon Figueroa for the WBCs interim belt Saturday at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California (Showtime). He's fighting Larry Fryers (11-3, 4 KOs) Saturday on the ESPN+ portion of the card, which begins at 6:30 p.m. That said, he holds an American nationality. "I have no doubt Shakur Stevenson will put . Shakurs first super featherweight fight was against Toka Khan Clary on 12th December 2020. Definitivamente, puede ser un captulo ms de la rivalidad entre Puerto Rico y Mxico, concluy Stevenson. Stevenson said he plans for Saturday night to be the best performance of his career because of how hard he trained. At the age of five, Stevenson took boxing under his grandfather Wali Moses. With a one-sided performance that saw Stevenson use remarkable hand speed, he became a two-division world champion when he defeated Herring via tenth-round technical knockout after being ahead on all three judges' scorecards. In round 5, Paz was knocked down following a straight left. [7][8] He signed Andre Ward as his manager. Mostly a feel-out, find-year-range round. Black. With this performance, Shakur became a two-division world champion and he went to defeat Herring in the tenth round in the technical knockout after being ahead of him in all three judges decisions. With his exemplary in-ring skills, the young force has battered every opponent to the pulp. Dating his Girlfriend, Young Lyric; Married. El impresionante contendiente de 6'4 y 240 libras chocar contra el . Get in on the latest boxing conversations in our Forum and comment on articles. He landed a hard left early in the round that either hurt or spooked Conceicao because he stopped throwing punches. Training. [17] Stevenson easily outpointed Tapia, winning 8072 on all three judges' scorecards. As of 2022, Stevenson has an estimated net worth of $3.5 million. Recibe ms informacin sobre esta y otras noticias. Shakur Stevenson quiere un 30 de abril glorioso para Puerto Rico. . Shakur Stevenson and his fellow boxer, David Grayton were once involved in an altercation in a South Beach parking garage. Stevenson is picking Conceicao apart and taking very few punches in return. As an amateur, he represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a silver . [5] In Rio, Stevenson won a silver medal, losing to Robeisy Ramrez of Cuba in the gold medal match. Shakur Stevenson has risen from silver medalist in the 2016 Rio Olympics to featherweight world champion. "I'm damn sure not losing to a cop. At 22 years old, what is Shakur Stevenson's net worth? Davis won a silver medal in the 2020 Olympics in Japan, which took place last year because of the COVID pandemic. The 24-year-old New Jersey native, Shakur Stevenson, is someone to look out for heading towards the list of the top boxers in 2022. . . He still put on an impressive show in his non-title bout against the Puerto Rican veteran, capping . He made a strong statement in his final fight at 130 pounds. The fight headlined an ESPN broadcast card, which took place on September 23, 2022, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. [32] Stevenson missed weight by 1.6 lbs at the official weigh-ins leading to him being stripped of his WBC and WBO titles. Shakur Stevenson is an American personality who is a boxer by profession. Stevenson walked Conceicao down the entire final round to finish with a flourish. Boxing Junkie asked Espinoza what the packed slate says amid speculation that boxing might not be in the long-term plans of parent company Paramount. He has seen Anthony Joshua get upset by Andy Ruiz and Josh Warrington get upset by Mauricio Lara, and he doesn't want to be the next victim of that type of upset when he's as close as he is to the big fights he truly desires. [23], After improving to 150, Stevenson knocked Jeremiah Nakathila down with a check hook in the fourth round of their fight, en route to a shutout unanimous decision victory on June 12, 2021, in Las Vegas to win the vacant WBO interim junior lightweight title. Such is the roller coaster that his boxing. Round-by-Round coverage: How Tommy Fury vs. Jake Paul played out, Inside the creation of Jake Paul's 'Stardust Warriors' trunks, Women's boxing divisional rankings: Thorslund, Fundora solidify spots after dominant performances, Divisional rankings: Lara still No. Shakur Stevenson wins interim title; Jose Pedraza and Xander Zayas shine in TKO victories Skip to main content Skip to navigation Search You have come to the ESPN Africa edition, for other ESPN. He excelled in his Olympic boxing stint and amateurs to finally make his decision on becoming a pro-boxer. He had a relationship with Jajaira Gonzalez, who is the sister of one of his opponents Joet Gonzalez, with whom he fought and won while holding the WBC Featherweight belt. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/195056350.html. Valdez down in round six. From his own intentional headbutts, Brito suffered a cut over his right eye. Nakathila down in round four. 0.9: Stevenson's past six opponents have landed only 0.9 jabs per round (6.3% of total jabs attempted), and his 15 pro opponents overall have landed only 0.7 jabs per round (5.9% of total jabs attempted). 2. The WBO featherweight champion, 22, stole the show as boxing made a return behind closed doors in America. On April 30, the New Jersey native proposed to his baby mama just after beating Oscar Valdez to become the unified super featherweight champion. Foster (20-2, 11 KOs) capped an impressive comeback Mark Magsayo experienced the highest of highs and lowest of lows in consecutive fights last year. Quiero dejarlo claro. Conceicao went down from a body shot in the final seconds of Round 4. SHAKUR STEVENSON showed off his immense power as he destroyed Felix Caraballo with a brutal body shot. #shakurstevenson. Specially culturally wise 43 VIVA PUERTO RICO! The 10-round co-feature will showcase Puerto Rican lightweight star Felix "El Diamante" Verdejo against Japanese contender Masayoshi Nakatani. Quiz puedo hacerlo luego de la pelea para explorar la cultura y conocer a la familia de mi padre. Amanda tiene mi apoyo total y estoy seguro de que va a salir con su mano en alto, afirm el pgil de 24 aos. He has prior professional Originally from Newark, New Jersey, Ash-Shakur Nafi-Shahid Stevenson was born on June 28, 1997, which makes his birth sign Cancer. By. Ash-Shakur Stevenson (born June 28, 1997) is an American professional boxer.He is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO featherweight title from 2019 to 2020, the WBO super featherweight title from 2021 to 2022, and the WBC and The Ring super featherweight titles in 2022. Tank can KO anyone obviously but, 1. The 25-year-old professional boxer is American by nationality and belongs to the Puerto Rican ethnicity. Stephen Espinoza, President, Sports and Event Programming at Showtime, has reason to be gratified. [14] Stevenson's third bout took place at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, again on the undercard of Terrence Crawford, this time his unification fight against Julius Indongo on August 19, 2017. Stevenson is that good and will be a . . The others are Jermain Taylor, Andre Ward and Deontay Wilder. I've gotten way better. Zayas said he's been training and sparring with former welterweight champion Shawn Porter ahead of Saturday's bout, as well as a few junior middleweight and middleweight boxers. He seems to be tiring. Conceicao, who weighed 129.6, will claim the vacant WBC and WBO titles in he wins the fight. Subscribe to ESPN+ to get exclusive boxing events, weigh-ins and more. I've been in there with all of them, and back then I wasn't as good as I am now. Conceicao had a little success that round, trying to stay busy and landed some noticeable punches. Then he lost his title to Rey Vargas by a split decision in his first defense in July. After the final bell, Stevenson attempted to reconcile with Gonzalez without success, saying, "I told him he's a helluva fighter. USA; . Official result: Shakur Stevenson adds a second 130-pound title with a unanimous-decision victory over Oscar Valdez: 117-110, 118-109, 118-109. He won his first professional fight against American boxer Edgar Brito via a fifth-round technical decision on April 22, 2017. Grew up in African American household , and raised around African American culture . Stevenson was ahead on all three judges scorecards and won every round. But Will The Fight Get Made? Hell now be in position to land big fights at 135, at which undisputed champion Devin Haney, George Kambosos Jr. and Vasiliy Lomachenko fight. Bradley's breakdown: What's at stake for Shakur Stevenson against Jeremiah Nakathila? Covered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez will earn $10,000 to . 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Stevenson defeated Clary convincingly, winning the fight by a wide margin on the scorecards, with all three judges scoring the contest 10090 in his favor. Boxing Junkie will post round-by-round commentary of the main event andresults of the featured bouts on the card immediately after they end. Sign up for the Boxing Junkie newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. There was an error processing your request. [33][34] In front of an audience of 10,107, Stevenson won the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 117109 and one scorecard of 118108. Paul Mason-June 9, 2021. Shakur Stevenson was born on 28th June 1997 making him 25 years old, is currently a native of Newark, New Jersey. As of October 2021, he has earned the honor of being called the worlds best junior lightweight by ESPN, The Ring Magazine, and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. Full coverage a fight story, photo gallery and analysis will follow on separate posts the night of the fight and the following day. Fearless possesses an offensive style of fighting and enjoys terrifying his opponents to the pulp. And, again, Stevenson also landed plenty of his own shots. He continued his winning streak defeating Jeremiah Nakathila and Jamel Herring. Stevenson's biological father is of Puerto Rican descent. He didn't really want to talk to me, but it is what it is. His net worth is as high as $3 million and as low as $970,000. 4.9: Punches landed per round by Stevenson's opponents, according to CompuBox data -- significantly lower than the junior lightweight average of 16.5 punches per round. Shakur often states that Andre Ward is the one who influenced him since childhood to stay committed to boxing. Women's boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Did Baumgardner do enough to overtake Serrano? He used the distance well, allowing Tapia to land only one punch at a time. Hes looking forward, specifically at his fight against Brandon Figueroa for the WBCs interim belt Saturday at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California (Showtime). Shakur Stevenson Height and Weight Toned . He's naturally right-handed, but he just feels more comfortable fighting in a southpaw stance. I can't wait to bring glory to the island. When it comes to the actual boxing side of it, Stevenson is locked in. ESPN+, Saturday, June 12, 6:30 p.m. Stevenson's biological father, who was of Puerto Rican descent was not a part of Shakur's life. Shakurs real name is Ash-Shakur Nafi-Shahid Stevenson. Officials went in looking for guns or explosives, but instead found a Puerto Rican flag. Horario Oscar Valdez vs Shakur Stevenson. "Being Puerto Rican, representing Puerto Rico, having the people see me and show me love at this young stage of my career means a lot of to me. Instead, he was raised by his mother, Malikah Stevenson, and his stepfather Shahid Guyton. "[21] On July 9, 2020, Stevenson vacated his WBO title without making a single title defense, as he had moved up to the super featherweight division. He started to get his jab untracked . Conceicao was busier than Stevenson, landing a number of shots to the body. Stevenson is still in control. Magsayo insists the past is in the past, though. On December 12, you're going to see the Puerto Rican monster at it . [20] On the night, Stevenson outboxed his opponent, winning a unanimous decision with all three judges scoring the bout 119109 in his favor. Unbeaten 130-pound contender Henry Lebron (16-0, 10 KOs) of Puerto Rico defeated Andy Vences (23-4-1, 12 KOs) of San Jose, California, by a unanimous decision in an eight-round bout. He tweeted: I gave it my all. In 2015, aged 18, he won the Senior U.S. Olympic Trials, thus qualifying for the U.S. boxing team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. El invicto peleador viene ponderando la idea de acercarse ms al pas natal de su padre, Alfredo Rivera, desde que este falleci de un ataque al corazn a sus 40 aos, en 2019. The action is back-and-forth, though. Lightweight prospect Keyshawn Davis of Norfolk, Virginia, stopped veteran Omar Tienda at 1:38 of Round 5 of a scheduled eight-round bout. Herring was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Stevenson, whose first professional fight was in 2017. Agreed, I dont think he can be beat at 135. Nakathila, who has a job as a police officer in his home of Namibia, took the zinger in stride. The 27-year-old Filipino outpointed Gary Russell Jr. to take Russells WBC 126-pound title in January, his first major belt. Nakathila, a massive underdog for Saturday's main event (ESPN and ESPN+, 10 p.m. According to boxing journalist Dan Rafael, Stevenson will earn a $400,000 purse while Caraballo will pull in a $50,000 payday. Indeed, he was successful in his youth level, where he won various youth championship titles including the 2014 AIBA Youth World Championships, 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, and the Senior U.S. Olympic Trials, and became the highest medaling male boxer for the United States. The Brazilian seems to be breaking down both physically and mentally. By Jeff Aronow: Shakur Stevenson will be fighting this summer on June 12th on ESPN during the Puerto Rican Day parade weekend. Shakur Stevenson is an American Professional Boxer. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Shakur Stevenson at the best online prices at eBay! Stevenson turned professional on February 9, 2017, signing a promotional contract with Top Rank. Stevenson has already been taken. Before talking about his parents firstly talk about the proud son who brought medals to his nation. He had fought 45 more professional rounds, 172 to Stevenson's 127. Stevenson seemed comfortable and patient in letting the fight go the distance. Simply return to this post when the time comes. Also on the card, 130-pound contender Henry Lebron will face Andy Vences in a scheduled eight-rounder. That said, he has earned a decent amount to afford a luxurious lifestyle. experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and Never-ending behind-the-scenes negotiations among handlers of the top boxers sometimes smooth, often painstaking and occasionally heartbreaking has produced a robust schedule of shows on the premium network. Shakur Stevenson will fight in the main event of ESPN's June 12 card in New York, most likely against Jeremiah Nakathila, a source told ESPN. Stevenson easily outpointed Paz over 6 rounds winning 6053 on all three scorecards. Esta vez, Stevenson estar del otro lado de la moneda con la aspiracin de ser Puerto Rico sobre el ring en un tradicional duelo contra Mexico. Still, Stevenson has the better body language and also landed his share of solid shots. *** Shakur Stevenson lost his 130-pound titles on the scale Thursday but the rising young star will still face Robson . 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That PR fanbase is one of the most loyal in boxing so he should be trying to parlay it into some fan momentum. analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. As a professional boxer, he hits the gym regularly to build up his muscle and gain an athletic physique. Shakur Stevensons estimated net worth is somewhere around $3 million and most of his earnings come primarily from boxing. The undercard is headed by Top Rank regular Jose Pedraza (28-3, KO13), and . Shakurs mothers name is Malikah Stevenson and his stepfathers name is Shahid Guyton, whereas his biological fathers name is not known but one thing is certain about him is that he was of Puerto Rican descent. The following year, the two welcomed their first child, daughter Leilani Asha, on December 6. The main event will take place later in the show. Yep. On April 30, 2022, Stevenson became unified super featherweight champion after beating Oscar Valdez in a unanimous 117-110, 118-109, 118-109 decision. Good fight so far. Such is the roller coaster that his boxing. According to War Against All Puerto Ricans, Law 53, as it was known in the legislation, was entirely intended to disrupt the Puerto Rican independence movement.It made it illegal to speak in favor of independence, write in favor of independence, sing a patriotic tune, or even display the Puerto Rican flag, per Mother Jones.The penalty for breaking this law was a fine of $10,000 and/or 10 years . Making his pro-debut in 2017, the New Jersey native added constant wins to his resume. 4: U.S. fighters, including Stevenson, who have won both an Olympic medal and a world title in the past 20 years. He is more African American than a Rican. The welterweight from Puerto Rico has already shown an impressive skill set at such a young age that it makes it easy to see him becoming a contender in the years to come. Stevenson is scheduled to face Felix Caraballo on the Top Rank card in Las. Ive been a professional my whole career and made weight, but my body just cant make 130 anymore. "I've been in the ring with Tank to help him get ready for his fight with [Jose] Pedraza. Citing that, its safe to admit that Fearless might turn out to be a legend in the game in the coming years. LAS VEGAS -- Shakur Stevenson nonchalantly sat on the stage rocking a gray Nike hoodie, black basketball shorts and a New York Yankees hat cocked to one side at his prefight news conference, when his opponent on Saturday -- Jeremiah Nakathila -- said something that made Stevenson quickly turn his head in surprise. Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. Video. The pair made their relationship Instagram official on December 17, 2020, sharing a series of pictures, where the two were seen kissing each other. Stevenson followed with several more eye-catching lefts in a dominating round. . Brick City's boxing superstar, Shakur Stevenson, is the junior lightweight king. However, based on the level of opposition combined with the stakes, the winner is OShaquie Foster. With a world title around his waist, Stevenson will also have a better case to make. Editor de la seccin de Deportes. In the aftermath of his victory, Stevenson proclaimed, "I want to be a superstar in the sport; I'm here to last.". [35] The fight drew a peak audience of 1,150,000 and averaged 1,097,000 viewers. . Ngl Shakur rubs me the wrong way but I cant stand how damn good he is. The best thing I can say about Conceicao is that he isnt just trying to survive; hes trying to win, however futile that is. He was deducted a point in the ninth round for tossing Conceico to the canvas. At the age of five, Stevenson took boxing under his grandfather Wali Moses. Ash-Shakur Nafi-Shahid Stevenson1997 628 - WBO WBCWBO [44][45][46][47], According to a police report, Stevenson and fellow boxer, David Grayton, were involved in an altercation in a South Beach parking garage. 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