Shakur Stevenson shows no signs of slowing down.
The now gifted 135-pounder dominated another fine fighter on Friday in Newark, New Jersey, easily outpointing 2016 Olympic champion Robson Conceicao after losing his 130-pound titles on the scale the day before.
The victory was not nearly as monumental as his impressive wins over former champions Jamel Herring and Oscar Valdez, who were more respected than Conceicao before facing Stevenson. For example, the Brazilian also lost a lopsided decision to Valdez.
Therefore, Stevenson will not break into the Top 10 on Boxing Junkie’s pound-for-pound list based on this performance.
At the same time, another stunning performance against a legitimate contender deserves credit. With that in mind, he steps up two steps, from No. 14 to No. 12.
That pushes Artur Beterbiev and Jermall Charlo, previously Nos. 12 and 13, down one spot each. Gervonta Davis, a potential opponent for Stevenson, is No. 11.
This is what the list looks like right now:
POUND FOR POUND BOXING ADDICT
Terence Crawford – Reportedly has agreed to meet Errol Spence Jr. for the undisputed welterweight championship on November 19 in Las Vegas, but no official announcement has been made. Naoya Inoue: Reportedly, he has agreed to meet Paul Butler for the undisputed bantamweight championship on December 13 in Japan, but no official announcement has been made. Oleksandr Usyk – No fight scheduled. Errol Spence Jr. – Reportedly, he has agreed to meet Terence Crawford for the undisputed welterweight championship on November 19 in Las Vegas, but no official announcement has been made. Tyson Fury – Reportedly has agreed to defend his WBC heavyweight title against Anthony Joshua on December 3, but no official announcement has been made. Dmitry Bivol – Scheduled to defend his WBA light heavyweight title against Gilberto Ramirez on November 5 in the United Arab Emirates. Canelo Alvarez – There is no scheduled fight. Vasiliy Lomachenko – He has reportedly agreed to meet with Jamaine Ortiz on October 29 in New York, but no official announcement has been made. Juan Francisco Estrada – Scheduled to face Roman Gonzalez on December 3. Estrada is the WBC junior bantamweight “franchise champion.” Jermell Charlo – Reportedly has agreed to defend his undisputed junior middleweight championship against Tim Tszyu on January 28, but no official announcement has been made. Gervonta Davis – No fight scheduled. Artur Beterbiev: Was scheduled to defend his unified titles against Anthony Yarde on October 29. However, the fight was postponed after Beterbiev was injured. A new date has not been announced. Jermall Charlo – No fights scheduled. Shakur Stevenson – No fight scheduled. Román González – Scheduled to face WBC junior bantamweight “franchise champion” Juan Francisco Estrada on December 3.
Honorable Mention (alphabetical order): David Benavidez (no fight scheduled); Stephen Fulton Jr. (no fight scheduled); Devin Haney (scheduled to defend his undisputed lightweight championship in a rematch with George Kambosos Jr. on Oct. 16 in Australia); Kazuto Ioka (no fight scheduled); Josh Taylor (reportedly in talks to defend his WBO junior welterweight title in a rematch with Jack Catterall in January, but no deal).
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Photos: Shakur Stevenson easily outclasses Robson Conceicao
