Re: Shakur Stevenson v Shuichiro Yoshino 8th April 2023
Shakur Stevenson begins his journey as a lightweight boxer in front of his home crowd when he faces Shuichiro Yoshino this weekend.
The two-weight world champion unified the super featherweight division in 2022 and is now making the step up to the 135lb division.
Stevenson moved to 19-0 (9 KOs) following his unanimous decision win over Robson Conceicao but he was stripped off his titles for missing weight.
That sparked ‘Fearless’ to announce his move to lightweight as he again fights in his hometown of New Jersey.
The 2016 Olympic silver medallist will face undefeated Yoshino, who is on a three-fight knockout streak, but has never fought outside his native Japan before.
This 12-round WBC lightweight title eliminator will take place on Saturday, April 8.
It is being held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Due to the time difference in America, the ringwalks for the main event are not expected until around 4am for UK fans.
The event will be shown on Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports Main Event from 2am on Sunday morning.
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Stevenson said: “I am taking over the lightweight division, and my run will start on April 8 in Newark.
“Shuichiro Yoshino is an undefeated fighter who was willing to step up and fight me when so many fighters were scared.
“My last fight at the Prudential Center (Conceicao) was just the start of what I’m building in Jersey. We are going to pack the Prudential Center again and show the world who the future of boxing really is.”
Yoshino said: “I am very honoured to be fighting in the U.S. for the first time. I’m extremely focused and motivated.
“I’m looking forward to fighting the great two-division champion Shakur Stevenson in his hometown of Newark.
“I’ll be training hard leading up to the fight and look forward to showing the fans an exciting victory!”
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