On October 23, 2021, a 24-year-old Shakur Stevenson (16-0, 8 KOs) got a shot at the WBO super-featherweight title held by 35-year-old Jamel Herring (23-2, 11 KOs).
Stevenson came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days. Herring was on a 7-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 20 days.
Shakur Stevenson stopped the champion via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBO super-featherweight champion. Stevenson improves his record to 17-0 (9 KOs), while Herring adds a loss to his record at 23-3.
On February 22, 2025, the 27-year-old WBC lightweight world champion, Shakur Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs), faced a 29-year-old British boxer Josh Padley (15-0, 4 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Stevenson came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 16 days. Padley was on a 15-fight win streak with a 26% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 1 day.
Shakur Stevenson stopped Josh Padley via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC lightweight title. Stevenson improves his record to 23-0 (11 KOs), while Padley adds a loss to his record at 15-1.
On October 26, 2019, 22-year-old Shakur Stevenson (12-0, 7 KOs) and 26-year-old Joet Gonzalez (23-0, 14 KOs) fought for the vacant WBO featherweight title.
Stevenson came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days. Gonzalez was on a 23-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 13 days.
Shakur Stevenson defeated Joet Gonzalez via unanimous decision . Stevenson improves his record to 13-0, while Gonzalez adds a loss to his record at 23-1.
On November 16, 2023, 26-year-old Shakur Stevenson (20-0, 10 KOs) and 24-year-old Edwin De Los Santos (16-1, 14 KOs) fought for the vacant WBC lightweight title.
Stevenson came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 8 days. Santos was on a 3-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 8 days.
Shakur Stevenson defeated Edwin De Los Santos via unanimous decision . Stevenson improves his record to 21-0, while Santos adds a loss to his record at 16-2.
On April 30, 2022, the 24-year-old WBO super-featherweight champion, Shakur Stevenson (17-0, 9 KOs), and the 31-year-old WBC super-featherweight champion Óscar Valdez (30-0, 23 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Stevenson came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 7 days. Valdez Jr. was on a 30-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 20 days.
Shakur Stevenson defeated Óscar Valdez via unanimous decision and unifies the WBO, WBC, and The Ring super-featherweight titles. Stevenson improves his record to 18-0, while Valdez Jr. adds a loss to his record at 30-1.
On April 8, 2023, a 25-year-old Shakur Stevenson (19-0, 9 KOs) and a 31-year-old Japanese boxer Shuichiro Yoshino (16-0, 12 KOs) met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Stevenson came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 16 days. Yoshino was on a 16-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 7 days.
Shakur Stevenson stopped Shuichiro Yoshino via TKO in the 6th round. Stevenson improves his record to 20-0 (10 KOs), while Yoshino adds a loss to his record at 16-1.
On July 13, 2019, a 22-year-old Shakur Stevenson (11-0, 6 KOs) and Alberto Guevara met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Stevenson came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days.
Shakur Stevenson stopped Alberto Guevara via KO in the 3rd round. Stevenson improves his record to 12-0 (7 KOs)
On July 6, 2024, the 27-year-old WBC lightweight world champion, Shakur Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs), faced a 33-year-old German boxer Artem Harutyunyan (12-1, 7 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Stevenson came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 20 days. Harutyunyan was on a -1-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 21 days.
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.
On October 13, 2018, a 21-year-old Shakur Stevenson (8-0, 4 KOs) and Viorel Simion met in the ring.
Stevenson came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 25 days.
Shakur Stevenson stopped Viorel Simion via TKO in the 1st round. Stevenson improves his record to 9-0 (5 KOs)
On April 20, 2019, a 21-year-old Shakur Stevenson (10-0, 6 KOs) and a 24-year-old Christopher Diaz (24-1, 16 KOs) met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Stevenson came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 2 days. Díaz was on a 1-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 27 days.
Shakur Stevenson defeated Christopher Diaz via unanimous decision in the 10-round featherweight fight. Stevenson improves his record to 11-0, while Díaz adds a loss to his record at 24-2.