Shakur Stevenson is an American Professional Boxer. As an amateur, Stevenson represented the United Stets at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the bantamweight division.
Early life and Childhood
Shakur Stevenson was born on June 28, 1997, in Newark, New Jersey. Stevenson is the oldest of nine siblings, born to Shahid Guyton and Malikah Stevenson. He took up boxing at age five under his grandfather Wali Moses and cites Andre Ward as his influence. Shakur grew up along with his nine siblings.
Similarly, he belongs to American nationality with Afro-American ethnicity. Shakur Stevenson studied at Princeton High School. However, he did not attend college, because he had to focus full time on his boxing career.
Caption: Shakur won the first world title! Source: Bad Left Hook
Professional Life
Stevenson became professional on February 9, 2017, signing a promotional contract with Top Rank. He signed Andre Ward as his manager. Eventually, Stevenson showed off his speed, defense, and punching skills as he won his first professional fight against American boxer Edgar Brito. Stevenson won via fifth-round technical decision. Brito was cut on the left eye after an accidental headbutt in round 2. In round 3, he has deducted a point for intentionally headbutting Stevenson. From his own intentional headbutts, Brito suffered a cut over his right eye. Finally, the ringside physician stopped the bout. He was ahead on all three judges scorecards and won every round.
Likewise, Stevenson made his Madison Square Garden debut on the undercard of the Crawford vs. Diaz world light-welterweight championship match. His opponent was announced as Argentine boxer Carlos Suarez (6-3-2, 1 KO). Stevenson won the match after 2 minutes and 35 seconds of the first round.
Furthermore, on November 20, Top Rank verified 26-year-old Mexican Oscar Mendoza (4-2, 2 KOs) as Stevenson’s opponent. The match would take place on the undercard of Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux on December 9, 2017, at the Madison Square Garden Theater.
Moreover, Stevenson’s first fight for 2018 is against Juan Tapia (8-1, 3 KOs). The match was going to take place at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino’s Grand Theater in Reno and Nevada on February 16. Stevenson easily outpointed Tapia, winning 80-72 on all three judges’ scorecards. Subsequently, Stevenson showed defensive improvements in the fight, boxed with his jab and worked to the body. He used the distance well, allowing Tapia to land only one punch at a time.
Awards and Nominations
Stevenson had a very successful career at the Youth Level. He won the 2014 AIBA Youth World Championships and 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. In addition, in 2015 he won the Senior U.S. Moreover, Olympic Trials, qualifying for the US boxing team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Meanwhile, in Rio, Stevenson won a silver medal, losing to Robeisy Ramirez of Cuba in the gold medal match. To sum up, he was the highest-medaling male in the USA.
Caption: Shakur Stevenson won2016 Olympic Games silver medalist! Source: Boxing Scene
Personal Life
Reflecting on his relationship status, he seems to be single. And currently, he is focusing on his career. He has not opened up regarding his relationships on social media handles. We don’t have enough information about his past relationship and any previous engagement.
Rumors and Controversy
According to a police report, Shakur Stevenson and David Grayton were involved in an altercation in a South Beach parking garage. The two fighters made comments to a group of people in a parking garage, including two women to whom they directed sexual innuendo, which sparked an altercation. Stevenson arrested on July 1, 2018, and charged with misdemeanor battery. He sentenced on June 18th, 2019 to a year of probation, 50 hours of community service and ordered to pay the victims’ medical expenses.
Body Structure
Being a boxer definitely he has a very fit physique and with good health. Further, his appearance is complete with his Black hair and Brown eyes. He has a height of 5 feet 8 inches and weighs 76 kg.
Caption: Shakur Stevenson on the ring! Source: YouTube
Social Media and Net Worth
In today’s world, nobody is apart from social media. To get updated for oneself and to update others about oneself, social media is a platform. Hence, the boxer is not far from it. Stevenson is available likely on Twitter and Instagram. He has over 38.4K followers on Twitter and over 296K followers on Instagram.
His net worth estimates of $1 million and earns over $100 thousand as salary annually.
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