09 Apr 2023

Shakur Stars in Lightweight Debut, Eyes Undisputed Crown

Shakur Stevenson (20-0, 10 KOs) had been labeled “boring” at times on his way up the ranks. Being someone who enjoys watching high level boxing as much as I do an all out war, I never agreed with those opinions. Regardless of what was said in the past, ever since

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07 Apr 2023

Weigh-In Results: Shakur vs Yoshino

Main Event: 12 Round WBC Lightweight Title Eliminator Shakur Stevenson: 134.4 lbs Shuichiro Yoshino: 135.0 lbs Co-Feature: 10 Round Heavyweight Bout Jared Anderson: 247.4 lbs George Arias: 236.6 lbs ESPN Opener: 10 Round Lightweight Bout Keyshawn Davis: 134.2 lbs Anthony Yigit: 134.8 lbs ESPN+ Undercard Results 8 Round Heavyweight Bout

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06 Apr 2023

Shakur vs Yoshino Presser Recap

Photos via Mikey Williams, Top Rank Boxing Today was the official press conference for this weekend’s Top Rank Boxing show that will take place Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Shakur Stevenson (19-0, 9 KOs) is headlining in his hometown as he makes his lightweight debut.

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04 Apr 2023

Boxing Schedule: Shakur, ShoBox, ‘Bam’ and Inferno…

Want more columns like this subscribe to my newsletter here. Shakur is Now A Lightweight The best fight of the week or most notable one will see two-division world champion, Shakur Stevenson taking on Japan’s Shuichiro Yoshino, with the WBC lightweight #1 contender spot on the line. Stevenson is trending

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27 Feb 2023

Main Card for Shakur vs Yoshino Finalized

The ESPN televised portion of the April 8th Top Rank Boxing card has been officially announced. The card will take place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Shakur Stevenson (19-0, 9 KOs) will be headlining at his hometown arena for the second straight outing, making his debut in

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20 Oct 2022

Emiliano Vargas Inks Deal with Top Rank

Emiliano Vargas (1-0, 1 KO), the youngest son of former 154lb Champion “Ferocious” Fernando Vargas, becomes the next blue-chip prospect to sign a contract with Top Rank Boxing. The 18 year old prospect will be competing in the lightweight division, making his Top Rank debut on Saturday, November 12th on

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20 Sep 2022

The Future is Now: Stevenson vs Conceicao Card Preview

Ring Magazine and Unified Junior Lightweight Champion Shakur Stevenson (18-0, 9 KOs) returns home as he headlines this Friday night’s event at the Prudential Center in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey. Fresh off his dominant performance over Oscar Valdez (30-1, 23 KOs) to unify the 130lb division, Stevenson hopes

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01 Aug 2022

Shakur Stevenson Heads Home With World Title Sep. 23rd

It is pretty clear Shakur Stevenson looks to be the leader of the next generation of young fighters, as of now. If you told me Shakur Stevenson is the best fighter in the world, I probably wouldn’t argue with you, but I am not sure I would agree, as accomplishment

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27 Jun 2022

Boxing World Champions As Vietnam War Movies

With all the pound-for-pound lists and my body is pretty tired today, I decided to look at the fighters who hold a ton of belts look to find an equal counterpart to them in terms of Vietnam war movies, something I have been binging this past week or so in

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16 Jun 2022

The 2022 Mid-Year Boxing Awards | Who Is Standing Out?

As we get to the halfway point in the year, here is Lukie’s take on the awards as we head into a stacked summer schedule of boxing. Boxer Of The Year 2021 winner: Canelo Dmitry Bivol – After defeating Canelo Alvarez, the consensus pound-for-pound best fighter in the world, Bivol

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