Shakur Stevenson won all but one round against Teofimo Lopez in a rare super-fight as the celebs put all of it on the road of their primes tonight.
Madison Square Garden was packed out as two men from the tri-state area headlined the style of card that boxing fans have been starved of over time. Brooklyn’s own Lopez put his WBO super-lightweight world championship on the road, while Newark native Stevenson moved up in weight.
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The champion had only one blemish on his record – a bizarre 2021 defeat to George Kambosos. His challenger Stevenson entered the world with perfect ledger after turning over in 2017 with an Olympic silver medal to point out for his amateur run.
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Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson result
The celebs were out in Latest York City after The Ring Magazine awards an evening prior, and so they were treated to a boxing masterclass from the challenger over 12 rounds at a packed out Madison Square Garden.
Eddie Hearn took on the role of lead promoter, with Turki Alalshikh’s publication putting up the cash for the super-fight. Shakur Stevenson, not generally one for the B-Side, was made to attend as Teofimo Lopez made an elaborate ring walk that featured a dance routine with the infamous Jabbawockeez.
Pound-for-pound great Terence Crawford was with Stevenson all of the solution to the ultimate glove touch, hoping that his legendary big fight feeling would rub off on the 28-year-old. Lopez refused to the touch gloves, after a bitter build-up to the grudge fight.
The lightning speed of Stevenson was clear within the opening round as Lopez went in search of an enormous shot that wasn’t coming in the primary. It was much of the identical in round two, although the previous did hit the deck after a mixture of push and slip.
Between the second and third, Stevenson declared to his corner that he was stronger than Lopez after his corner warned him of his rival’s strength. And just seconds later he landed a clean right hand that was the most important shot of the night.
In round 4, a large body shot from Stevenson almost saw Lopez’s glove hit the canvas for what would have been a knockdown. And by the fifth, it seemed clear who was going to find yourself getting the nod.
Round six saw Lopez hit the deck, but it surely was also not ruled a knockdown, with the champion desperately trying to land something from nothing. After the halfway point, it stayed largely the identical because the rounds kept stepping into Stevenson’s favor.
The eighth saw the champion come out swinging as he finally took a round. But it surely was short-lived as regular service was resumed within the ninth.
It was much of the identical through ten, 11 and 12 as Shakur Stevenson claimed a world title in a fourth latest weight division.
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