Saturday, February 22, 2025

Shakur Stevenson Beats Josh Padley By 9th-Round TKOto Retain WBC Lightweight Title

Newark NJ's Shakur Stevenson retained his WBC lightweight title with a ninth-round TKO win over Josh Padley in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

Shakur, a Three-time world champion took his time and put on a boxing clinic dropping the challenger three times. Padley performed well, all things considered, but he was clearly outmatched in the areas of skill and athleticism.

Stevenson is now 23-0 with 11 knockouts.

Stevenson will now be looking to the bigger and better fights, with fans calling for him to pursue a huge unification showdown with Gervonta Davis.

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