Shakur Stevenson is an American professional boxer. He has won multiple world championships in three weight classes, from featherweight to lightweight, and earned unified and lineal titles at super featherweight.
As an amateur, Stevenson represented the US at the 2016 Summer Olympics, earning a silver medal in the bantamweight division. As of November 2023, the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and BoxRec rank him the world’s third-best active lightweight, ESPN ranks him fourth, and The Ring magazine ranks him fifth.
Moreover, this article will discuss Shakur Stevenson’s Net Worth, boxing career, and personal life updates.
Early & Personal Life
Shakur Stevenson, whose birth name is Ash-Shakur Nafi-Shahid Stevenson, was born in Newark, New Jersey, United States., on June 28, 1997. His Parents are Shahid Guyton and Malikah Stevenson. He is the oldest of nine siblings. He started boxing at five.
Regarding his personal life, he began a relationship with rapper Michelle Ragston. In December 2021, the love birds announced the birth of their daughter Lei. After that year, they got engaged in May of 2022.
Amateur Career
Stevenson trained as an amateur at the Alexandria Boxing Club. He had a very successful career at a young age, winning the 2014 AIBA Youth World Championships and the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.
In 2015, he won the senior US Olympic Trials, earning a spot on the US boxing team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil.
In Rio, he won a silver medal, losing to Robeisy Ramírez in the gold medal match. He was the highest-medaling male boxer in the United States.
Professional Life
Shakur Stevenson has won 21 fights since 2024. Let’s take a closer look at his boxing career.
Featherweight
On February 9, 2017, Stevenson turned professional, signing a promotional contract with Top Rank and hiring Andre Ward as his manager. He then showed off his agility, defense, and punching skills by winning his first professional fight against American boxer Edgar Brito.
In 2017, Stevenson fought against Argentine boxer Carlos Suarez, David Michel Paz, and Mexican Oscar Mendoza. He won all three fights. His first fight for 2018 was against Juan Tapia, a scheduled 8-round bout. He easily outpointed Tapia, winning 80–72 on all three judges’ scorecards.
Stevenson maintained his unbeaten record, reaching 12-0 before challenging Joet Gonzalez for the vacant WBO featherweight title on October 26, 2019. He outboxed Joet Gonzalez, winning a unanimous decision. On July 9, 2020, he quit his WBO title without making a single title defense, as he had lifted to the super featherweight division.
Super Featherweight
On December 12, 2020, Stevenson fought with Toka Khan Clary. He defeated Clary convincingly, winning the fight by a wide margin on the scorecards. After improving to 15-0, he knocked Jeremiah Nakathila down in the fourth round of their fight.
This led to a shutout unanimous decision victory on June 12, 2021, in Las Vegas, where Stevenson won the vacant WBO interim junior lightweight title.WBO Super Featherweight Champion. On October 23, 2021, Stevenson fought with Jamel Herring, and he became a two-division world champion when he defeated Herring.
Unified Super Featherweight champion
Stevenson fought and won against the WBC champion Óscar Valdez and Robson Conceição.
Lightweight
On April 8, 2023, Stevenson was booked to face Yoshino at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, and he won the fight by sixth-round technical knockout.
WBC lightweight champion
Stevenson faced Edwin De Los Santos. The championship occurred on November 16, 2023, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. He walked away with a unanimous victory in an uninspiring fight with practically no action for 12 rounds.
On July 6, 2024, Stevenson first defended his WBC lightweight title against Artem Harutyunyan. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Shakur Stevenson’s Net Worth
According to MSN, Shakur Stevenson’s net worth is approximately $10 million as of 2024. He is one of the highest-paid athletes in the sport. In addition to his successful career, he has secured numerous sponsorship deals, notably with the hydration company PRIME, launched by KSI and Logan Paul.