His girlfriend is one of the most proficient young rappers out there, having already been compared to industry giants like Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne. However, based on the level of opposition combined with the stakes, the winner is OShaquie Foster. There was an error processing your request. Such is the roller coaster that his boxing. [11][12], In an official press release on May 3, it was confirmed that Stevenson would make his Madison Square Garden debut on undercard of the Terence Crawford vs. Flix Daz world light welterweight championship fight on May 20, 2017. The short left hook & short uppercut, I just dont get it. He and his eight siblings were raised by his stepfather Shahid Guyton. As an amateur, he represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the bantamweight division. Instead, he was raised by his mother, Malikah Stevenson, and his stepfather Shahid Guyton. The card begins at 10 p.m. Also on the card, 130-pound contender Henry Lebron will face Andy Vences in a scheduled eight-rounder. Straight. The welterweight from Puerto Rico has already shown an impressive skill set at such a young age . Next, Shakur had another relationship with Michelle Ragston, who belongs to Houston, Texas, and is best known for her rapping style and being a top musician plus online personality. Facebook. Back when he laced up his boxing gloves at a young age, nobody expected him to come this far. N.J. His Rican dad abandoned him at young age and was raised by his step African American dad throughout his whole life . [7][8] He signed Andre Ward as his manager. He shouldve been using that flag since the get go. Estranged from Shakur, Rivera had been working on building a relationship with his son prior to his. He excelled in his Olympic boxing stint and amateurs to finally make his decision on becoming a pro-boxer. [20] On the night, Stevenson outboxed his opponent, winning a unanimous decision with all three judges scoring the bout 119109 in his favor. Conceicao (17-8 KOs) in a 2016 Olympic gold medalist who lost his only previous fight for a world title, a decision against then-champion Valdez in September of last year. Rosales down once in Round 4. When it comes to the actual boxing side of it, Stevenson is locked in. 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. Some laughs filtered in from the crowd in the Virgin Hotels auditorium Thursday. Recibe ms informacin sobre esta y otras noticias. Amanda Serrano was a good candidate after outpointing Erika Cruz to finally add undisputed champion to her long list of accomplishments on Feb. 4. He clinched a lot, though. experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and Shakur Stevenson was very bright and focused since his childhood to achieve a meaningful boxing life. At the age of five, Stevenson took boxing under his grandfather Wali Moses. Stevenson is picking Conceicao apart and taking very few punches in return. . Man, if he spoke Spanish and lived on the island, his popularity would quadruple. 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. He says he often looks at the landscape of future pound-for-pound best fighters and likes his chances to come out on top. Conceicao had a better round. Before talking about his parents firstly talk about the proud son who brought medals to his nation. He is currently in a relationship with rapper, Young Lyric. #shakurstevenson. Stevenson (18-0, 9 KOs) is coming off back-to-back victories over Jamel Herring (to win the WBO title) and Oscar Valdez (to add the WBC belt), which lifted him onto pound-for-pound lists. All right then. He is one of the oldest children born to his mother out of nine children, and some are being shared with his biological father who had no role in Shakur's life. Conceicao had a little success that round, trying to stay busy and landed some noticeable punches. 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. The main event will take place later in the show. Enable . He tweeted: I gave it my all. After consecutive 14 wins, Stevenson moved up to the super featherweight division. The fighters are in the ring. He has prior professional Furthermore, he employs his finest skill sets once he takes up the ring space, thus executing his strategies in the finest way. Shakur Stevenson was born on 28th June 1997 making him 25 years old, is currently a native of Newark, New Jersey. Stevenson stands tall at the height of 5 feet 7 inches or 170 cm. ", "Shakur Stevenson Blasts Isaac Cruz: 'I Turn Pits Into Poodles', "Shakur Stevenson Eyes WBC Title Eliminator With William Zepeda", "Shakur Stevenson Tears Into Isaac Cruz And William Zepeda During Blistering Live Stream", "Shakur Stevenson Still In Search Of Foe For WBC Eliminator; Shuichiro Yoshino Next In Line", "Sources: Shakur Stevenson, Shuichiro Yoshino finalizing April 8 fight", "Shakur Stevenson-Shuichiro Yoshino Announced For April 8 At Prudential Center In Newark", "MEET SHAKUR STEVENSON, AMERICA'S BEST MALE OLYMPIC FIGHTER IN MORE THAN A DECADE", "Welcome Newark's young Olympic medalist back this Sunday with a homecoming parade at Military Park Brick City Live", "Welcome home, champ. He used the distance well, allowing Tapia to land only one punch at a time. Shakurs real name is Ash-Shakur Nafi-Shahid Stevenson. 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. Yeah lets not act like nationality is something thats heavily enforced in combat sports. When I went to his last fight in Newark I saw multiple Puerto Rican flags!! Stevenson, who lost his 130-pound titles on the scale the day before the fight, picked his Brazilian opponent apart at range from the opening bell and took few punches himself. >Suministrada Shakur Stevenson quiere un 30 de abril glorioso para Puerto Rico. Press J to jump to the feed. Stevenson's biological father was not a part of his life. [22], On December 12, 2020, Stevenson fought Toka Khan Clary. He made a strong statement in his final fight at 130 pounds. However, Stevenson is eyeing the wider picture and is extremely eager to fetch a long roadway in the sport. After suffering his first loss in boxing, what now for Jake Paul? . During the post fight interview, Stevenson announced his move to lightweight, citing his inability to make the junior lightweight limit. Shakur often states that Andre Ward is the one who influenced him since childhood to stay committed to boxing. Fearless possesses an offensive style of fighting and enjoys terrifying his opponents to the pulp. The process of selecting a Boxing Junkie Fighter of the Month for February was difficult. We are going full ahead & embracing Skakur Stevenson as the half Puerto Rican Champion that he is! Meanwhile, Stevenson, calm and cool, landed some damaging straight and wide lefts to his opponents head. Stevenson fought his second straight Argentine opponent, David Michel Paz (4-3) in a scheduled six-round fight. Close round. Hes looking forward, specifically at his fight against Brandon Figueroa for the WBCs interim belt Saturday at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California (Showtime). Pedraza holds his Puerto Rican flag aloft after victory Photo Credit: Mikey Williams / Top Rank. The two boxers, who commented on the group of people in a parking garage, got involved in an altercation and were arrested on 1st July 2018. [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. Stevenson, who'd previously vacated his 126-pound title without a defense, will be making his third appearance at 130 pounds, having run roughshod over Felix Caraballo and Toka Kahn Clary in. ESPN+, Saturday, June 12, 6:30 p.m. 5,833 views Apr 28, 2022 Exclusive Behind The Scenes of Shakur Stevenson talking about his father, Adrien Broner comeback and addresses the Puerto Rican rumors. . He is an ex-world champion and holds the title of WBO featherweight and the title of super featherweight and so on. . (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) Even. While being interviewed by Bernardo Osuna, Stevenson got down on one knee and proposed to Young Lyric, saying: Lyric, a mother to Stevensons daughter, was visibly emotional saying yes before embracing her new fiance. Right from a young age, Shakur Stevenson got captivated by the sport of boxing. Shakur Stevenson and Michelle Ragston, as seen in May 2022 (Shakur Stevenson / Instagram) Race / Ethnicity. His Rican dad abandoned him at young age and was raised by his step African American dad throughout his whole life . Passed away in 2019. [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. https://www.facebook.com/Thaboxingvoiceradio GOOGLE PLUS https://plus.google.com/107960664507143008932/posts?tab=XXiWeb Sitehttp://thaboxingvoice.com/Radio show: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thaboxingvoiceradioTwitter: @Thaboxingvoicehttps://twitter.com/thaboxingvoiceAudio only Podcast subscribe herehttps://itun.es/us/oY7JJ.cMUSIC CREDITCASH APP $Dolla Dibiase https://www.instagram.com/dolla_dibiase/?hl=en He indicated there was no hope. halting Puerto Rico's Felix Caraballo in the sixth round at the MGM Grand "bubble" in Las Vegas. Shakur Stevenson is from Newark, New Jersey, USA. Boxing Junkie also scored it 118-108, 11 rounds to one. Most recently, Stevenson and his rapper girlfriend reached a new milestone in their relationship. From his own intentional headbutts, Brito suffered a cut over his right eye. He says he'll trash-talk Nakathila because it can help build his brand and profile. Tickets starting at $50 are on sale TODAY, July 25 NEWARK, N.J. (July 25, 2022) Brick City's boxing superstar, Shakur Stevenson, is the junior lightweight king. Stephen Espinoza, President, Sports and Event Programming at Showtime, has reason to be gratified. 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 on the other hand has made some good competitive guys look mid . 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. Its something about a southpaw and that catch fighters of guard while theyre coming in that has them running straight into the left hand unlike any orthodox fighter Ive seen. That said, he has earned a decent amount to afford a luxurious lifestyle. [37] As Cruz refused to enter into negotiations,[38] the WBC ordered William Zepeda to face Stevenson instead, as the next highest ranked contender. Sign up for the Boxing Junkie newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. [31] He entered the bout as a significant favorite, with most bookmakers having him at -1800 odds to win the fight. He didn't really want to talk to me, but it is what it is. Stevenson took firm control of the fight that round, walking Conceicao down and landed hard shots to both the head and body. Davis (6-0, 5 KOs) outclassed Tienda (25-6, 18 KOs) with his superior boxing skills for four-plus rounds. The 27-year-old Filipino outpointed Gary Russell Jr. to take Russells WBC 126-pound title in January, his first major belt. He mentioned he did eight or nine sparring rounds against WBO welterweight champion Terence "Bud" Crawford during this training camp in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Shakur Stevensons father is Shahid Guyton, and his mother is Malikah Stevenson. Stevenson dominated using his jab and footwork to outland and outwork Valdez, even scoring a knockdown in Round 6. 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. . Amanda Serrano Becomes First Puerto Rican To Win Undisputed Crown 1K Total Shares. VIVA PUERTO RICO! He was born on 28th June 1997. 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