Photos: Shakur Stevenson, Felix Caraballo make weight for fight Tuesday Michael Rosenthal 6/8/2020. Stevenson (12-0, 7 KOs) is looking to become the first 2016 Olympian to win a major world title, while Gonzalez (23-0, 14 KOs) hopes to pull off the upset against his biggest nemesis. And I feel like you could say whatever you want, but I feel like going pro and fighting a bunch of bums early in your career, I feel like that’s the easy route. “There’s been a lot of talk about my style, and I think a lot of people are impressed with how I’ve been going to the body and working on the inside, especially being a female and being tall, you just don’t see a lot of that. “My team doesn’t want me to be a one-dimensional fighter. SHARE. Now we’re just counting down the days, letting the days go by. At the end of the day, it’s a fight. I’m going in the ring to win a world title, so that’s what I’m going to do to win this world title.”, On his flashy ring attire and “Night Night” pillow, “Pressure either busts pipes or makes diamonds, and I’m going to continue to shine.”, On his No. Just show up Saturday and come to fight.”, “I’m not sleeping on him. I feel like that’s the harder route. SHARE. Weight Class: Featherweight Shakur Stevenson. He holds the WBA “world” title, and is the ranking active titleholder for the sanctioning body. He got the fast track. Things felt a bit different during the weigh-ins for Shakur Stevenson’s contest against Felix Caraballo. We always come up with a game plan in our camp, so we have plan A, B, or C.”. Options both wide and possibly limited. Go look at my Tweets from two, three months ago. 2 ranking the pressure of a high ranking, “I had a great camp. Stevenson ist in Newark geboren und aufgewachsen, zog dann nach Hampton, Virginia, und trainierte unter anderem im Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.Er wurde von seiner Mutter nach dem Rapper Tupac Shakur benannt, der weniger als ein Jahr vor Stevensons Geburt, ermordet wurde.. Amateurkarriere. “We still can do the Marriaga fight. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; We’re gonna fight. It’s all good.”, Gonzalez’s response: “Ain’t nobody mad at you. The WBA have bumped fighters from “world” to “super world” to allow them to unify before, and that seems to be the idea here. “I don’t understand it, that’s what he decided to do. Tank Davis vs Santa Cruz LIVE & FREE-TO-AIR on Channel 5 in the UK, Results / Photos: Munguia Stops Johnson, Rashidi Ellis Decisions Alexis Rocha, Tyson vs Jones Jr. Live on FITE TV & BT Sport In The UK on Nov. 28, ESPN+ Weigh-In Results: Shakur Stevenson vs. Joet Gonzalez, to stream Saturday LIVE on ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, Boxing results from the weekend: Mario Barrios, Israel Mercado, Toka Kahn-Clary, Results / Photos: “Tank” Davis beats Leo Santa Cruz, Results / Photos: Monster Mash – Naoya Inoue KOs Jason Moloney, Results / Photos: George Kambosos Jr & Savannah Marshall Win, Results / Photos: Munguia Stops Johnson, Rashidi Ellis Decisions Alexis Rocha, Boxing: How to score a Fight (and how not to! Marriaga’s fought at 130 before. Stevenson (13-0, 7 KO) won the vacant WBO belt last October by defeating Joet Gonzalez, and was set to defend on Mar. Shakur Stevenson 126 lbs vs. Joet Gonzalez 125.2 lbs (Vacant WBO Featherweight world title – 12 Rounds) Mikaela Mayer 129.6 lbs vs. Alejandra Zamora 129.4 lbs Caraballo (13-1-2, 9 KOs) was the first to step on to the scale. He immediately stripped off his socks and jumped back onto the scale. Stevenson, a featherweight titleholder fighting at junior lightweight in this bout, and Caraballo both weighed in at the limit of 130 for their scheduled 10-rounder, which is the featured fight on the first post-lockdown show in the U.S. Shakur Stevenson planning move up in weight, would still do Josh Warrington fight at 126 if he could, Pros react to Tank’s monster KO of Santa Cruz. It looks like Shakur Stevenson will never defend the WBO featherweight title he won last year. In the 10-round co-feature, bantamweight contender Joshua “Don’t Blink” Greer Jr. (21-1-1, 12 KOs) will face former world title challenger Antonio Nieves (19-2-2, 11 KOs). Privacy Statement l Cookies Policy l Boxing Resources l Back To Top l Contact Us. “I don’t understand that when you can fight a whole champion that’s undefeated and got a bigger name than that dude you’re planning on fighting,” he said. There were no screaming fans in attendance, nor were there several media members ready to bombard the fighters with nonstop questions. He hasn’t officially vacated at featherweight, but Xu figures to take his place to make the Warrington fight happen. 5 pounds (3-0, 3 KOs) vs Johnnie Langston 218 pounds (8-2, 3 KOs), Guido Vianello 239 pounds (6-0, 6 KOs) vs Don Haynesworth 294.5 pounds (16-3-1, 14 KOs), Robeisy Ramirez 126 pounds (2-1, 2 KOs) vs Year Andujar 125.5 pounds (5-3, 3 KOs), Calvin Metcalf 158.3 pounds (10-3-1 3 KOs) Quatavious Cash 160.5 pounds (11-2, 7 KOs). I always said he’s a good fighter. “Honestly, if I had a choice, I would be fighting Warrington, but I’m hearing Warrington wants to fight Xu Can,” Stevenson told Crystina Poncher. They can’t say I ducked anybody. (Mayer’s NABF Super Featherweight title – 10 Rounds), Joshua Greer Jr. 117.8 lbs vs. Antonio Nieves 117.8 lbs (Heavyweight – 4 Rounds). So we want to be strong on the inside and box and move, so I’ve just been working on being able to put that all together.”, “I definitely plan on upping my knockout record, and I plan on doing that Saturday.”, “Whatever your reason is, if you think I’m a pretty girl and you want to see me get my ass beat, then tune in! Warrington is looking to unify with WBA titleholder Xu Can, Usyk demands WBO title shot next, be it Joshua or vacant belt, Bradley: Inoue is a special fighter, his skills are different, Mayer calls out Harper for unification fight at 130, Shields: Marshall ‘smoking dope,’ will have to back up her words, Arum: Wilder is disgraceful, what he said is a sham. Like you said, he was an Olympic silver medalist. The special feature will see female fighting sensation Mikaela Mayer (11-0, 4 KOs) defend her NABF super featherweight belt in a 10-round showdown against Alejandra Zamora (7-3, 1 KO). The vacant WBO featherweight world title bout between Shakur Stevenson and Joet Gonzalez is boxing’s version of the Hatfields and McCoys, a long-simmering grudge match that will be settled Saturday evening at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. Perhaps the new KO of the Year leader led to some big reactions from fighters on social media. By: Hans Themistode. This time, he came in at 130 pounds even. If I’m being honest, I always said Joet was good. For what it’s worth, the WBO’s top five ranked contenders at 126 are Michael Conlan, Ruben Villa, Ryan Walsh, Jessie Magdaleno, and Musashi Mori. The contracted weight between them was 130 pounds, although Stevenson holds the WBO title at 126 pounds. He walked onto the stage wearing a mask and protective covering for his sneakers as to not make full contact with the scale. Gervonta "Tank" Davis should have lots of options, but what will he do? (Super Featherweight – 10/8 Rounds), Jason Sanchez 125.6 lbs vs. Adeilson Dos Santos 125.2 lbs _taboola.push({flush: true}); The views expressed in all articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of BoxingNews24 or its affiliates. They don’t want there to be a certain way to beat me, and because I’m tall and long, girls are going to want to pressure me, and there’s going to be girls who are going to get me on the inside.

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