Shakur Stevenson will see some very familiar faces when he looks across the ring the night of October 23 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Stevenson considers Jamel Herring more of an acquaintance than a friend, but Herring’s challenger is admittedly c...
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Jamel Herring’s dominant performance against Carl Frampton didn’t exactly capture Shakur Stevenson’s attention. The undefeated Stevenson has seen only highlights of Herring’s sixth-round technical knockout of Frampton. Stevenson nevertheless cannot h...
By Jake Donovan - Jamel Herring didn’t need to read the fight reports on Shakur Stevenson’s latest performance to form his opinion on the unbeaten former featherweight titlist. Much has been made of Stevenson’s uninspiring—though ultimately effective...
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WBC junior lightweight champion Oscar Valdez sneaked by with a unanimous decision win over Robson Conceicao, outpointing the Brazilian gold medalist and outlasting a trying week headlined by a positive test for the banned substance Phentermine.
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Stevenson, Herring Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - WBO junior lightweight world champion Jamel "Semper Fi" Herring and undefeated former featherweight world champion Shakur Stevenson have trained together and share many of the same friends. S...
By Keith Idec - Shakur Stevenson still wants to fight Oscar Valdez at some point early in 2022. The faster the favored Valdez defeats Robson Conceicao, the quicker, according to Stevenson, their 130-pound title unification fight can be arranged after...
Former champion Shakur Stevenson will look to become a two division world champion when he faces Jamel “Semper Fi” Herring for the WBO super featherweight title. Stevenson will challenge Herring on Saturday, Oct. 23 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta...
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Shakur Stevenson isn’t about to lose any sleep over the idea of not being his promoter’s favorite 130-pound fighter. The junior lightweight ace from Newark, New Jersey is set to challenge WBO titleholder Jamel Herring on Oct. 23 at the State Farm Are...
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Jamel Herring and Shakur Stevenson have spent nearly a year trying to figure out the best laid plan to meet in the ring. The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has decided that more than enough time has passed by for the two sides to reach a deal on the...
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As impressive as Jamel Herring looked against Carl Frampton, Shakur Stevenson considers his technical-knockout victory more reflective of Frampton than Herring. Herring retained his WBO junior lightweight title by stopping Frampton in the sixth round...
Shakur Stevenson’s uneventful victory over Jeremiah Nakathila prompted Stevenson to apologize for what he considers a subpar performance. Viewership still went up as their monotonous match continued Saturday night. According to a Nielsen Media Resear...
For months, Jamel Herring has been forced to listen to claims carrying a wide range of insults though all with a common theme—that he can’t not handle the challenger in waiting for his title. The reigning WBO junior lightweight champion is eager to p...
Shakur Stevenson apologized to his fans on Twitter following his 12-round shutout of Jeremiah Nakathila on Saturday night. Stevenson considers himself the best defensive fighter in boxing and displayed those skills versus Namibia’s Nakathila. The WBO...
