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Shakur Stevenson defends WBC lightweight title with brilliant battle over William Zepeda

Posted: July 12, 2025 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson showed that he's still one of the best in the world.Elsa via Getty Images The co-feature of Saturday's boxing card in New York brought some fire, as Shakur Stevenson defended his WBC lightweight title by unanimous decision in a brilliant back-and-forth fight against William Zepeda. A relentless Zepeda put up […]

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Shakur Stevenson shares two big names for 2025 plans

Posted: January 13, 2025 at 9:21 pm   /   Sports

Shakur Stevenson joined The Ariel Helwani Show to discuss his upcoming fight against Floyd Schofield and also discussed Gervonta Davis and Vasyl Lomachenko as other potential opponents in 2025. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Stevenson retains WBC title with underwhelming victory

Posted: July 7, 2024 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

American Shakur Stevenson retains his WBC lightweight title with an underwhelming points victory over Artem Harutyunyan in New Jersey. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Pound-for-pound rankings: Why Stevenson dropped

Posted: November 27, 2023 at 9:22 pm   /   Sports

Shakur Stevenson remains undefeated, but his unimpressive performance against Edwin De Los Santos made him fall from No. 5 to No. 8 in the Yahoo Sports rankings. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Stevenson labors to WBC lightweight crown

Posted: November 20, 2023 at 9:22 pm   /   Sports

Undefeated American fighter Shakur Stevenson labored to a unanimous-decision victory over Edwin De Los Santos of the Dominican Republic to claim the vacant WBC world lightweight crown on Thursday.De Los Santos meanwhile accused Stevenson of negative tactics after his defeat. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Stevenson dropping belts to move up in weight

Posted: September 22, 2022 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

Shakur Stevenson confirmed that he will no longer compete at 130 pounds, meaning that he will be stripped of both his WBC and WBO super-featherweight world titles. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Only one thing went wrong for Stevenson

Posted: May 2, 2022 at 10:23 am   /   Sports

Shakur Stevenson put on a brilliant performance to beat Oscar Valdez, but he lost his moment because of an ugly post-fight brawl involving his family. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Stevenson gets his shot at stardom

Posted: April 28, 2022 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

Shakur Stevenson hasn’t hit superstar status yet, but he’s 17-0 and has the biggest fight of his career on Saturday against unbeaten Oscar Valdez. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Stevenson looks like future superstar in win

Posted: October 24, 2021 at 10:21 am   /   Sports

Shakur Stevenson was too fast, too strong and too smart for Jamel Herring on Saturday night, showing the form that portends greatness in his future. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Plenty on the line for Stevenson against Herring

Posted: October 20, 2021 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

Unbeaten Shakur Stevenson already has had plenty of success in the ring, but his performance against Jamel Herring will define the early portion of his pro career. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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