Shakur Stevenson prophesized this would happen.
The reality is now here. Stevenson is flying high after busting up and vanquishing rival Teofimo Lopez at the weekend.
After his last defeat in the amateurs he vowed to never lose again here:
He hasn’t.
Not lost since. Now he is undefeated (still) and a four-weight world champion. No one will beat him if he stays interested in the sport.
He was a talented amateur for team USA. Here’s his amateur boxing credentials:
- Record: Approximately 140+ fights overall with only ~13 losses; international level undefeated 23-0 before Olympics.
- First American male to win junior world title, youth world title, and Youth Olympic gold medal.
- 2013 AIBA Junior World Championships — Gold medal (Kyiv, Ukraine; junior bantamweight/flyweight division).
- 2013 — Named AIBA Junior Male Boxer of the Year.2014 AIBA Youth World Championships — Gold medal (Sofia, Bulgaria; flyweight).2014 Summer Youth Olympics — Gold medal (Nanjing, China; flyweight).
- Multiple U.S. national titles — Including 2013 Junior National/Open/Junior Olympic Championships gold; 2014 & 2015 USA Youth National Championships gold.
- 2015 — Won senior U.S. Olympic Trials (at age 18).2016 Americas Olympic Qualifier — Gold medal.
- 2016 Rio Olympics — Silver medal in bantamweight (highest U.S. male boxing medal since Andre Ward’s 2004 gold; lost split decision to Robeisy Ramírez in final).
- Elite amateur phenom — Transitioned to pro in 2017 after dominant youth/senior success; often called one of the best U.S. amateurs since Ward.
At the weekend he said he would do what he did in the Lopez fight.
Roll on the big fights.
