Shakur Stevenson is counted among the most elite young boxing stars, who seem promising for a bright future ahead. In the world of social media and the internet, young guns like Stevenson have leveraged their boxing skills and have turned into mammoth social media stars.
As of now, ‘Fearless’, the interim WBO super-featherweight titleholder, has a clean pro-boxing track record.
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But things weren’t the same while he was an amateur. Before turning professional, Stevenson entered 61 amateur contests and suffered 6 losses.
The New Jersey native began his amateur career in 2011. In his first two fights itself, Stevenson ended up on the losing vertical. But he got back on track with two wins in a row. Later, he experienced a setback when he again suffered a loss after his two wins.
However, he collected himself again and worked on his aggressive fight skills. As a result, he kept winning every fight. Years later, in 2015, he contracted two more defeats. Regardless of the highs and lows in his amateur career, ‘Fearless’ always had his vision set on learning from every boxing bout.
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He did the same in style and always remained proactive to figure out his mistakes. That said, he kept taking more and more fights, thus keeping a highly active amateur stint. Finally, in 2016, Stevenson lost his last amateur fight at the Rio Olympics. Subsequently, he turned professional in 2017.
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The southpaw boxer displays a highly aggressive fighting style, and this has worked wonders for him until now. He has a total of 16 wins to his name on the professional side, and 8 out of those have arrived via T/KO. ‘Fearless’ lessons from his amateur ride may have helped him, as he has yet to be conquered as a professional.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – May 25: Team USA boxer Shakur Stevenson hits the bag during a demonstration at the U.S. Olympic Training Center May 25, 2016. Stevenson had sensors in his gloves that contained 3-d accelerometers and 3-d gyroscopes that measured frequency, force and effort exerted. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
‘Fearless’ is gifted with some prime boxing abilities and he employs the same across all his fights. Stevenson enjoys going after his opponents right from the first gong. With this, he instills tremendous fear among his adversaries.
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He is an undeniable next big thing in the sport of boxing, for obvious reasons. However, a lot will rely on his ability to first win and then defend a world title.
