Shakur Stevenson
 Stevenson at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 28, 1997 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | 123 lb (56 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Club | Alexandria Boxing Club[1] |
| Coached by | Kay Koroma and Wali Moses[1] |
Medal record | |
Shakur Stevenson (born June 28, 1997) is an American amateur boxer who competes in the bantamweight division.
Personal life
A native of Newark, New Jersey, Stevenson is the oldest of nine siblings. He took up boxing age five under his grandfather Wali Moses and cites Andre Ward as his influence.[1][2][3]
Amateur career
Stevenson had a very successful career at Junior and Youth Level, winning the 2014 AIBA Youth World Championships and 2014 Youth Olympic Games. In 2015 he won the Senior US Olympic Trials thus qualifying for the US boxing team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.[4] In 2016, he won the Olympic silver medal for the USA, losing to Robeisy Ramirez of Cuba in the gold medal match. He was the highest-medaling male for the USA (Claressa Shields won gold). He so was impressive that Floyd Mayweather called him "the next..Mayweather" [5]
World Series of Boxing record
References
- ^ a b c "Shakur Stevenson profile". Team USA. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "MEET SHAKUR STEVENSON, AMERICA'S BEST MALE OLYMPIC FIGHTER IN MORE THAN A DECADE". Fightland. August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ http://www.brickcitylive.com/news/bclstaff/welcome-newarks-young-olympic-medalist-back-this-sunday-with-a-homecoming-parade-at-military-park/
- ^ "Newark boxer Shakur Stevenson qualifies for the 2016 U.S. Olympic team". NJ.com. December 13, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/news/floyd-mayweather-calls-olympic-boxer-the-next-floyd-mayweather-175916360.html
- ^ "Shakur Stevenson profile". World Series of Boxing. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- 1997 births
- Bantamweight boxers
- American male boxers
- American boxers
- Living people
- Boxers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Boxers from New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Newark, New Jersey
- Olympic boxers of the United States
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in boxing
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics