On April 27, 2019, a 30-year-old Stephon Young (18-1-3, 7 KOs) got a shot at the super-bantamweight WBA title held by 36-year-old Filipino boxer Nonito Donaire (39-5, 25 KOs).
Young came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 7 days. Donaire was on a 1-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 24 days.
Nonito Donaire stopped Stephon Young via KO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super) super-bantamweight title. Donaire improves his record to 40-5 (26 KOs), while Young adds a loss to his record at 18-2-3.
On March 23, 2018, a 29-year-old Stephon Young (17-0-3, 7 KOs) and a 21-year-old Filipino boxer Reymart Gaballo (18-0, 16 KOs) met in the ring in a bantamweight bout.
Young came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 11 days. Gaballo was on a 18-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 25 days.
Reymart Gaballo defeated Stephon Young via unanimous decision in the 12-round bantamweight fight. Gaballo improves his record to 19-0, while Young adds a loss to his record at 17-1-3.