After dominance in the featherweight and junior lightweight divisions, America’s Shakur Stevenson is set for a debut in the lightweight division against Shuichiro Yoshino on April 8.
Stevenson is already making his intentions clear to all challengers and champions in the lightweight, in his pre fight presser, the fighter did not minced words;
“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,” He said.
“My last fight at the Prudential Center 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.” Stevenson stated.
Rated number 5 by the WBC, Shuichiro Yoshino (16-0, 12 KOs) is undefeated Japanese, making his debut in America for the first time.
“I am very honored to be fighting in the U.S. for the first time. I’m extremely focused and motivated,” Yoshino said. “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!”
Shakur Stevenson (19-0, 9 KOs) versus
Shuichiro Yoshino is set to go down at the Prudential Center, Newark.