WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson weighed in at 134.1 lbs whereas his opponent Artem Harutyunyan got here in at 134.8 lbs at Friday’s weigh-in for his or her most important occasion conflict this Saturday night time on July sixth on the Prudential Heart in Newark, New Jersey.
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Throughout the face-off, a confident-looking Shakur (21-0, 10 KOs) smiled at challenger Harutyunyan (13-1, 7 KOs), who smiled again. To get the higher hand, Harutyunyan then turned and posed barely in entrance of Shakur to point out him he meant enterprise on Saturday.
Weights for Saturday on ESPN
Shakur Stevenson 134.1 vs. Artem Harutyunyan 134.8
O’Shaquie Foster 129.9 vs. Robson Conceicao 129.5
Keyshawn Davis 134.8 vs. Miguel Madueno 134.7
Abdullah Mason 134.8 vs. Luis Lebron 135.8
The occasion this Saturday night time shall be proven stay on ESPN starting at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT.
Stevenson’s Vital Juncture
The 2016 Olympic silver medalist Shakur is in a troublesome spot. He wants a formidable offensive efficiency to extend his possibilities of being supplied a fantastic deal by one of many different promoters. Stevenson, 27, is a purely defensive fighter with restricted offensive expertise and largely throws single pictures.
He’s not the sort to face and struggle, which is why followers see him as boring, and it may harm his possibilities of touchdown a candy cope with one other promotional firm like Matchroom or PBC, particularly if he turns in a uninteresting efficiency towards Harutyunyan.
That is the previous three-division world champion Stevenson’s final struggle on his contract with High Rank, and he’ll be coming into the free agent market.
Undercard Highlights: Keyshawn Davis’s Disrespectful Antics
WBC tremendous featherweight champion O’Shaquie Foster weighed 129.9 lbs within the co-feature weights. His opponent, Robson Conceicao, got here in at 129.5 lbs. Whereas Foster did a whole lot of smiling to point out he was assured, it’s a struggle he may lose.
Light-weight contender Keyshawn Davis (10-0, 7 KOs) weighed 134.8 lbs for his 10-round struggle towards Miguel Madueno (31-2, 28 KOs). For his half, Madueno weighed 134.7 lbs.
Throughout the face-off, Keyshawn bought in near Madueno and repeatedly pointed his finger in his face, displaying him no respect and making an attempt to intimidate him. Happily, this classless transfer by Keyshawn didn’t end in him getting punched, slapped, or shoved by Madueno.
Light-weight contender Abdullah Mason (13-0, 11 KOs), arguably the one fighter with an opportunity of changing into a future famous person on Saturday’s card, weighed in at 134.8 lbs for his eight-round struggle towards Luis Lebron. For his half, Lebron weighed in at 135.8 lbs.
