On July 6, 2024, Shakur Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs), the lightweight WBC champion, defends his title against German challenger, Artem Harutyunyan (12-1, 7 KOs).
Shakur Stevenson is coming in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Edwin De Los Santos, 7 months and 20 days ago. Artem Harutyunyan is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 53% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Frank Martin, 11 months and 21 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Shakur Stevenson at 99-1 winning odds. Artem Harutyunyan really doesn't have much to present against Stevenson.
Shakur Stevenson defeated Artem Harutyunyan via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC lightweight title. Stevenson improves his record to 22-0, while Harutyunyan adds a loss to his record at 12-2.