“Stevenson will win title” – Mike Tyson is confident of Shakur Stevenson’s lightweight future


“Stevenson will win title” – Mike Tyson is confident of Shakur Stevenson’s lightweight future

Shakur Stevenson is one of the most popular upcoming prospects to win multiple titles in boxing. The fighter has a record of 19-0 with 9 knockout finishes. Last night, Stevenson fought Robson Conceição for the WBC, WBO, and The Ring super featherweight titles. The 25-year-old showed incredible skill and after 12 rounds he was announced the winner of the bout via unanimous decision.

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However, Shakur Stevenson didn’t get the titles as he missed weight before the fight. It was shocking and disheartening for the young boxer but it seems like he has the support of the boxing legend Mike. ‘Iron Mike’ after the fight shared a short clip on his Twitter crediting Stevenson for being an amazing fighter. “He’s unstoppable right now,” wrote Tyson in the caption.

According to Tyson, Shakur Stevenson is a threat to the lightweight division and will win the title in future. He said: “Shakur Stevenson is a first-class fighter and I don’t think it makes any difference they didn’t gave the title up because of the weight difference. He just goes to the next division and wins that title as well.”

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Shakur Stevenson’s decision of going up in weight might create a chaos in the lightweight division

Shakur Stevenson vs Oscar Valdez
Shakur Stevenson

The lightweight division in world boxing is currently filled with some of the biggest stars and the hype around it is impressive. The undisputed champion, Devin Haney is on the top of his game and is currently waiting for his rematch against George Kambosos Jr.

Gervonta Davis is also expected to defend his WBA (Regular) lightweight title against Ryan Garcia however, there have been no announcements regarding the official date. The pair would most probably fight each other in December and it will definitely stir up the whole situation in the lightweight division.

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On top of that, Shakur Stevenson will also shoot for his opportunities. It will be interesting to see how all of this will shape up in future.

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