Shakur Stevenson
Career, Record, Stats
Shakur Stevenson (Sugar) is a 27-year-old American professional boxer. He is the reigning WBC lightweight world champion. 7 years, 4 months, and 28 days into his career, Stevenson remains undefeated with a record of 22-0, which includes 10 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Shakur Stevenson's Boxing Career
Shakur Stevenson was born in Newark, New Jersey, U.S. on June 28, 1997. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on April 22, 2017 against Edgar Brito. Stevenson defeated Brito via 6 round technical decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Stevenson became a world champion at the age of 22 after 12 professional fights. He challenged Joet Gonzalez for the vacant WBO featherweight title and defeated Gonzalez via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully conquer the super-featherweight (WBO, WBC, The Ring) and lightweight (WBC) divisions as well to become a three-division world champion.
Stevenson's latest fight was a unanimous decision victory over Artem Harutyunyan at age 27, on July 6, 2024, in which he successfully defended his WBC lightweight championship.
Some of Shakur Stevenson's best fights so far have been against Óscar Valdez Jr., Jamel Herring, Shuichiro Yoshino, Joet Gonzalez, Jeremia Nakathila, Edwin De Los Santos, and Christopher Díaz. For a complete list of Stevenson's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Shakur Stevenson".
Shakur Stevenson's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | Jul 06, 2024 | 27 | 
Artem Harutyunyan 33 12-1  | win | UD 12 |
21 | Nov 16, 2023 | 26 | 
Edwin De Los Santos 24 16-1 | win | UD 12 |
20 | Apr 08, 2023 | 25 | 
Shuichiro Yoshino 31 16-0 | win | TKO 6 |
19 | Sep 23, 2022 | 25 | 
Robson Conceição 33 17-1 | win | UD 12 |
18 | Apr 30, 2022 | 24 | 
Óscar Valdez 31 30-0 | win | UD 12 |
17 | Oct 23, 2021 | 24 | 
Jamel Herring 35 23-2 | win | TKO 10 |
16 | Jun 12, 2021 | 23 | 
Jeremiah Nakathila 31 21-1 | win | UD 12 |
15 | Dec 12, 2020 | 23 |  Toka Khan Clary | win | UD 10 |
14 | Jun 09, 2020 | 22 | Felix Caraballo | win | KO 6 |
13 | Oct 26, 2019 | 22 | 
Joet Gonzalez 26 23-0 | win | UD 12 |
12 | Jul 13, 2019 | 22 | Alberto Guevara | win | KO 3 |
11 | Apr 20, 2019 | 21 | 
Christopher Diaz 24 24-1 | win | UD 10 |
10 | Jan 18, 2019 | 21 | Jessie Cris Rosales | win | TKO 4 |
9 | Oct 13, 2018 | 21 | Viorel Simion | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Aug 18, 2018 | 21 | 
Carlos Ruiz 25 16-4-2 | win | UD 8 |
7 | Jun 09, 2018 | 20 | Aelio Mesquita | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Apr 28, 2018 | 20 | Roxberg Patrick Riley | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Feb 16, 2018 | 20 | Juan Tapia | win | UD 8 |
4 | Dec 09, 2017 | 20 | Oscar Mendoza | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Aug 19, 2017 | 20 | David Michel Paz | win | UD 6 |
2 | May 20, 2017 | 19 | Carlos Gaston Suarez | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Apr 22, 2017 | 19 | Edgar Brito | win | TD 6 |