WBO orders Jamel Herring vs. Shakur Stevenson purse bid on August 9th
The WBO ordered a purse bid for super featherweight champion Jamel Herring and mandatory challenger Shakur Stevenson for August 9th in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The WBO ordered a purse bid for super featherweight champion Jamel Herring and mandatory challenger Shakur Stevenson for August 9th in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
As per a news story from ESPN.com, Shakur Stevenson and Jamel Herring are in advanced talks to fight some time in the fourth quarter of this year, with Herring’s WBO 130 pound title to be on the line.
This past Saturday, one of boxing’s brightest stars took center stage. That fighter is top super featherweight contender Shakur Stevenson.
He headlined an ESPN Top Rank card over the weekend.
Shakur Stevenson got the win last night, and by a landslide of a decision. Stevenson, still only 23 years of age, shut-out Jeremiah Nakathila, 21-2(17) to claim the WBO interim belt at 130 pounds, but nobody was happy – not even Stevenson himself.
Shakur Stevenson (16-0, 8 KOs) defeated #2 WBO Jeremiah Nakathila (21-2, 17 KOs) by a less than thrilling to watch 12 round unanimous decision to capture the interim WBO super featherweight title on Saturday night at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Shakur Stevenson (15-0, 8 KOs) and Jeremiah Nakathila (21-1, 17 KOs) both successfully made weight on Friday at the weigh-in for their fight for the vacant interim WBO super featherweight title on Saturday night at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada.
Shakur Stevenson believes he is the sport’s next superstar and a good deal of people agree with him. This Saturday, the 23-year-old southpaw faces Jeremiah Nakathila of South Africe, in a fight that will contest the WBO 130 pound interim title.
Former WBO featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson predicts an easy win for IBF/WBC welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr when he faces Manny Pacquiao on August 31st in their Fox Sports PPV match.
Shakur Stevenson was angry last Saturday night seeing all the talk of WBO super featherweight champion Jamel Herring of potentially facing WBC champ Oscar Valdez next after his win over Carl Frampton.
Oscar Valdez, a fine fighter who has been around for quite some time (a pro since 2012), has now reached star status; his epic win over Miguel Berchelt and the truly stunning KO that came with it elevating the Mexican warrior with skills in terms of fame and recognition.