Shakur Stevenson welcomes Shuichiro Yoshino to New Jersey this weekend in a WBC lightweight title eliminator.
Stevenson, a silver medallist at the 2016 Olympic Games, has already won world honours at featherweight and super featherweight and is now looking for more titles in a jam-packed lightweight division consisting of Ryan Garcia, Gervonta Davis, Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko.
Here’s everything you need to know about a cracking card in the Garden State.
When: Saturday 8th April, 2023
Where: Prudential Center, Newark
How To Watch: Sky Sports Main Event/Sky Sports Action. Coverage for the event will begin at 2am Sunday UK time.
Tale Of The Tape
Stevenson
Place Of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Age: 25
Alias: Fearless
Record: 19-0 (9)
Height: 5’7’’
Reach: 68’’
Stance: Southpaw
Last Fight: Stevenson claimed a unanimous decision victory over Robson Conceicao in New Jersey in October.
Yoshino
Place Of Birth: Kanuma, Tochigi, Japan
Age: 31
Alias: N/A
Record: 16-0 (12)
Height: 5’9’’
Reach: 68’’
Stance: Orthodox
Last Fight: Yoshino stopped Masayoshi Nakatani in six rounds at Saitama’s Super Arena in November.
What They Say:
Stevenson: “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.”
Yoshino: "I am very honored 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!”
Fight Card:
Shakur Stevenson v Shuichiro Yoshino, lightweight
Jared Anderson v George Arias, heavyweight
Keyshawn Davis v Anthony Yigit, lightweight
Betfred Odds:
Stevenson: 1/18
Yoshino: 17/2
Draw: 25/1
*18+ | BeGambleAware
