Shakur Stevenson, the 22-year-old phenom on the cusp of pound-for-pound greatness, will make the first defense of his WBO featherweight world title Saturday, March 14, against three-time world title challenger Miguel Marriaga at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.
Shakur Stevenson is a world champion. The former Olympic medalist displayed all his boxing skills and completely neutralized Joet Gonzalez (his girlfriend’s brother) to conquer the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight title in front of 2,828 fans at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center.
Stevenson-Gonzalez, Joshua Greer Jr.-Antonio Nieves and Mikaela Mayer Alejandra Zamora to stream Saturday LIVE on ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m.
Artur Beterbiev-Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Shakur Stevenson-Joet Gonzalez, Miguel Berchelt-Jason Sosa and Jamel Herring-Lamont Roach Jr. Highlight Top Rank’s Fall Boxing Schedule
Three world title bouts and a highly anticipated light heavyweight unification fight are on the docket for Top Rank’s fall schedule, which will be unveiled TODAY at 12 p.m.
Shakur Stevenson, a genuine world title contender in the opinion of many, not quite there according to others, is a man in a rush.
Ever since he turned pro following the 2016 Olympics, featherweight contender Shakur Stevenson wanted to return home to Newark. In front of 5,150 fans at Prudential Center, Stevenson, the WBO No.
Shakur Stevenson 126 lbs vs Alberto Guevara 125.4 lbs
(Stevenson’s NABO featherweight title – 10 Rounds)
Joshua Greer Jr 117.4 lbs vs Nikolai Potapov 117.4 lbs.
Eight days before his homecoming at Prudential Center, top featherweight contender Shakur Stevenson has a new opponent. Former world title challenger Franklin Manzanilla dropped out of the bout, and two-time world title challenger Alberto “Metro” Guevara will face Stevenson in the 10-round main event.
Shakur Stevenson, born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, and closing in on a world title shot, is coming home.
The pound-for-pound king, Terence “Bud” Crawford, will not need to relinquish his throne. Crawford (35-0, 26 KOs) scored an unusual sixth-round TKO over Amir “King” Khan in front of 14,091 fans at Madison Square Garden to defend his WBO welterweight title for the second time.