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...
Shakur Stevenson Video Interview - (video by Ryan Burton) - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas - For the WBO's interim-super featherweight title, Shakur Stevenson (16-0, 8 KOs) dominated Jeremiah Nakathila (21-2, 17 KOs) over twelve rounds to secure a lopsided...
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Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas - For the WBO's interim-super featherweight title, Shakur Stevenson (16-0, 8 KOs) dominated Jeremiah Nakathila (21-2, 17 KOs) over twelve rounds to secure a lopsided unanimous decision. The scores were 120-107 across the boar...
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By Keith Idec - Shakur Stevenson was masterful defensively Saturday night and dropped a supposedly superior puncher. The undefeated southpaw went the distance for the third time in his past four fights, yet Stevenson thoroughly out-classed Jeremiah N...
Stevenson, Nakathila Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Shakur Stevenson (15-0, 8 KOs), a former WBO featherweight world champion, will battle Jeremiah Nakathila (21-1, 17 KOs) for the vacant WBO interim junior lightweight world title at The Theater at Vir...
Shakur Stevenson’s promoter touted the undefeated, 23-year-old southpaw as the best young boxer in the sport during a press conference Thursday in Las Vegas. Jeremiah Nakathila respectfully disagrees with Bob Arum’s assessment of the former WBO feath...
Shakur Stevenson would much rather challenge Jamel Herring for the WBO junior lightweight title Saturday night. The former WBO featherweight champion expects to encounter Herring next for his 130-pound championship. First, however, he must get past a...
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Jeremiah Nakathila is counting the hours to the biggest moment of his professional boxing career. It happens this coming Saturday evening when the super featherweight contender challenges unbeaten Shakur Stevenson on a card promoted by Top Rank at th...
Jeremiah Nakathila is a rare highly ranked contender in that he maintains a full-time job other than boxing. Nakathila is a police officer in Windhoek, his hometown and the capital city of Namibia. Once Shakur Stevenson heard about Nakathila’s primar...
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By the end of this weekend, Jamel Herring should have a clear view on his next fight. For now, plans point to his defending the WBO junior lightweight versus Shakur Stevenson (15-0, 8KOs), providing the former featherweight titlist emerges victorious...
Jamel Herring isn’t the 130-pound champion that Shakur Stevenson really wants to fight next. Stevenson would prefer to challenge unbeaten WBC champion Oscar Valdez (29-0, 23 KOs), the fighter Stevenson considers the man to beat in their division. Bas...
Shakur Stevenson Video Interview - Shakur Stevenson (15-0, 8 KOs), a former WBO featherweight world champion, will battle Jeremiah Nakathila (21-1, 17 KOs) for the vacant WBO interim junior lightweight world title at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las...
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