Shakur Stevenson

Oscar Valdez never had a chance against Stevenson in their bout Saturday for the WBC and WBO super featherweight titles before a lively, often raucous, crowd of ...

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Stevenson (18-0, 9 KOs) won by unanimous decision and took Valdez's WBC belt with the victory.

U.S. Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn Davis (5-0, 4 KOs) dictated the tempo in what went from an eight-round lightweight bout against Esteban Sanchez (18-2), to a one-sided boxing clinic. After feinting with his right hand to open things up, Ali Walsh landed a quick left and a devastating right flush on Ibarra’s face for his fourth career knockout. After standing toe-to-toe for much of the round, and continually landing his right hook to Ibarra’s head, Ali Walsh set up his outmatched opponent. Stevenson looked every bit a superstar when he took advantage of Valdez’s huge gamble in the sixth round. Overall, a great fighter.” “He has great boxing skills, he was just the better fighter this night,” Valdez said.

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The twelfth was close, as Stevenson was coasting a bit, Stevenson still edged it. Stevenson was very sharp in the first round. At the start of the sixth, Valdez was dropped when he was off-balance.

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I deserve to be a superstar, so that’s what I gotta do.” I said I’m going to beat Valdez, Canelo, and Eddy Reynoso,” Stevenson said after the fight, reported WorldBoxingNews. I told you all what I was going to do.

SHAKUR STEVENSON proposed to partner Young Lyric after beating Oscar Valdez to become unified super featherweight champion.The New Jersey-native hande.

The New Jersey-native handed Valdez the first defeat of his career to snatch the WBC belt away on a thrilling night in Las Vegas. SHAKUR STEVENSON proposed to partner Young Lyric after beating Oscar Valdez to become unified super featherweight champion. Watch Shakur Stevenson propose to girlfriend in ring after unifying super featherweight division by beating Oscar Valdez

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"I have got nothing but respect and love for Devin, but we can line it up in the future too." Stevenson then put down his world titles and left the stage as a brawl was taking place outside of the media room. He wants to become undisputed at 130lb and also addressed a potential fight with WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney, who was ringside.

On what should have been a night of celebration for Shakur Stevenson after beating Oscar Valdez, it quickly turned sour when a brawl broke out at the.

It is unclear exactly what happened, but Stevenson was filmed calling for his mother later on and there are conflicting reports that she was involved and he was running to her aid. The two-weight world champion then notices a melee going on in the crowd at the press conference and he reportedly thought his mother was in trouble and so cut the press conference short to run towards the action. The night then went from jubilation to disaster for Stevenson and his family at the post-fight press conference.

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It’s not really a fight anyone wants to see, period. It would also be much easier to make than some fights, and really no less an attraction than a Stevenson unification with Ogawa or Gutierrez. But that was in 2021, before Lopez got his perfect record and maybe his confidence shattered by a determined George Kambosos Jr. Lopez is now headed to 140, whenever he does fight again. The IBF titleholder is a good fighter, can be very exciting to watch, and has a shiny enough record to hype for an ESPN main event. Trouble still is, it’s not a big fight. He has rarely lost a round as a professional, and while the criticism of the opposition may continue from some, and there is some nuance to that and all, he just keeps passing every “step up” test with flying colors.

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I have got nothing but respect and love for Devin – but we can line it up in the future, too.' Stevenson had to ask someone to bring his belts and shouted at the crowd to calm down before the cheery press conference began, according to Yahoo. - Reports say Stevenson was protecting his mother in the chaos outside the room

Stevenson's unified title win against Oscar Valdez on Saturday night was made even sweeter as he proposed to his girlfriend in the ring after the fight.

The celebrations for Stevenson's proposal and world title win were cut short as a brawl involving his mother took place after the fight. He praised Valdez for his gutsy performance and thinks the Mexican will be a future champion in the weight class. Olympic silver medalist Stevenson remained unbeaten as a professional by picking up the biggest win of his career against Valdez on Saturday night.

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The twelfth was close, as Stevenson was coasting a bit, Stevenson still edged it. Stevenson was very sharp in the first round. At the start of the sixth, Valdez was dropped when he was off-balance.

Shakur Stevenson beat Oscar Valdez to win super-featherweight title, proposed to girlfriend, rapper Young Lyric, and dealt with a post-fight ruckus.

"I told y’all what I was going to do. Stevenson out-landed Valdez in total punches (189-110), while keeping the outgoing champion at bay by landing 31 jabs to Valdez’s six. Once I took it away, I was good. He gathered supporters and family members caught up in the chaos, including two crying children. He was shooting it and landed it a couple times. "I told you I’m a superstar and I’m going to keep proving it," Stevenson said after the fight.

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"I'm a superstar in this sport," Stevenson said. She said yes, giving Stevenson his second win in one evening. This approach allowed Stevenson to employ a simple strategy of jabs to set up straight lefts from his southpaw stance. With the ropes holding him up, it was ruled a knockdown, giving Stevenson a 10-8 round and some extra padding in a fight where he truly never needed it. I deserve to be a superstar." The biggest moment of the fight came in Round 8, when Stevenson hit a right hook that stumbled Valdez. Another right hook seconds later sent Valdez shooting into the ropes.