Shakur Stevenson

Shakur Stevenson is, to my eye, one of the most cerebral boxers of his generation. Winning titles across four weight classes while still young is staggering, and what impresses me most is not raw power but the surgical defense that makes opponents miss and pay. Some fans call him boring, but I think that misreads the craft entirely; this is high-level chess at full contact. From an Olympic silver to a multi-division champion, his trajectory in the ring has been almost flawless, though outside it he was arrested for misdemeanor battery in 2018, a charge dropped after a year of probation and community service. I genuinely believe he belongs in any conversation about the sport's modern masters, and I expect him to define his weight classes for years.

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Name (English)

Shakur Stevenson

Name (Japanese)

シャクル・スティーブンソン

Reading

しゃくる・すてぃーぶんそん

Born

June 28, 1997 (age 29)

Origin

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Height

173 cm

Occupation

boxer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

Awards & achievements

• WBO World Junior Lightweight Champion
• WBO World Featherweight Champion
• WBO World Junior Welterweight Champion
• WBC World Lightweight Champion
• WBC World Super Featherweight Champion
• The Ring World Junior Welterweight Champion
• The Ring World Junior Lightweight Champion

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/shakurstevenson/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakur%20Stevenson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19823740

Tags

• New Jersey
• boxer

Last updated

September 29, 2026

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