Stevenson vs Caraballo

Who won Stevenson vs Caraballo?

Shakur Stevenson beat Felix Caraballo by knockout in the 6th round on Tuesday, June 9th, 2020, at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

Stevenson vs Caraballo stats

Back in June 2020, Shakur Stevenson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Felix Caraballo made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Caraballo had an advantage in power over Stevenson, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Stevenson's 54%.

Shakur Stevenson was the older man by 27 years, at 23 years old.

Caraballo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Stevenson.

Shakur Stevenson fought out of the southpaw stance, while Felix Caraballo was an orthodox fighter.

Stevenson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 1 month later than Caraballo, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 73 more professional rounds, totaling 157 compared to Caraballo's 84.

Stevenson vs Caraballo form

Stevenson remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Joet Gonzalez on October 26, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Alberto Guevara on July 13, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Prudential Center, New Jersey.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Christopher Diaz on April 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had won against Jessie Cris Rosales on January 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

He had beaten Viorel Simion on October 13, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at CHI Health Center, Nebraska.

Activity check

Stevenson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Who broadcast Stevenson vs Caraballo?

Stevenson vs Caraballo was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Stevenson vs Caraballo?

Shakur Stevenson was a 0/1 (-INF) favorite going into the contest, while Felix Caraballo made his way into the ring at 20/1 (+2000) with oddsmakers.