Shakur Stevenson showed his class and power as he stopped Shuichiro Yoshino in six rounds to earn a shot at the WBC lightweight title on Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Shakur Stevenson (20-0, 10 KOs) says the power he displayed last Saturday night against Shuichiro Yoshino (16-1, 12 KOs) was a product of him moving up in weight to 135 and no longer needing to cut as much weight as he’d done at 130 & 126.
Former two-division world champion Shakur Stevenson (20-0, 10 KOs) put himself in a position to challenge for a third-division belt with a sixth-round TKO of Shuichiro Yoshino (16-1, 12 KOs) in a non-competitive fight on Saturday night in a WBC lightweight title eliminator at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Shakur Stevenson (20-0, 10 KOs) looked like gold with his sixth-round stoppage victory over a tough Shuichiro Yoshino (16-1, 12 KOs) on Saturday night in an official WBC 135-lb title eliminator at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
This coming Saturday night is a perfect example of why the old saying “less is more” fits like a glove when it comes to the amount of boxing available since 2015.
Shakur Stevenson (19-0, 9 KOs) weighed 134.4 lbs, while his opponent Shuichiro Yoshino (16-0, 12 KOs) weighed 135 lbs at Friday’s weigh-in for their WBC lightweight title eliminator on Saturday night on ESPN at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Shakur Stevenson says he chose not to shake Shuichiro Yoshino’s hand during today’s final press conference because he has no interest in being friendly with his Japanese opponent before their WBC lightweight title eliminator on Saturday night.
Shakur Stevenson is annoyed by his opponent Shuichiro Yoshino talking about his lack of punching power ahead of their WBC lightweight title eliminator this Saturday night in a Top Rank event at the Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey.
Former two-division world champion Shakur Stevenson (19-0, 9 KOs) will be coming home to face unbeaten Shuichiro Yoshino (16-0, 12 KOs) in a 12 round lightweight fight in the headliner on April 8th in a Top Rank-promoted fight on ESPN at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Shakur Stevenson has been searching, and searching, for a willing dance partner at 135 pounds, one who is willing to face him in a final elimination bout for the WBC lightweight title.