When is Stevenson vs Conlan?
Shakur Stevenson could face the challenge of Michael Conlan in Early 2024 in the United States.
The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).
Stevenson vs Conlan stats
Shakur Stevenson would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Michael Conlan would make his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest that Stevenson and Conlan have similar power, both with a 50% knock out percentage.
Shakur Stevenson is the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.
Conlan has a height advantage of 1 inch over Stevenson. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Shakur Stevenson fights out of the southpaw stance, while Michael Conlan is an orthodox fighter.
Stevenson is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 month later than Conlan, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 10 less professional rounds, 133 to Conlan's 143.
Michael Conlan is currently ranked number 9 by the WBC and 10 by the IBF in the 126lb division.
Stevenson vs Conlan form
Stevenson remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he beat Shuichiro Yoshino on 8th April 2023 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Lightweight eliminator fight at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.
Previous to that, he had beat Robson Conceicao on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight and WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark.
Going into that contest, he had won against Oscar Valdez on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight, WBO World Junior Lightweight and The Ring Junior Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had beat Jamel Herring on 23rd October 2021 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Georgia.
He had defeated Jeremia Nakathila on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.
Conlan has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he lost to Luis Alberto Lopez on 27th May 2023 by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had won against Karim Guerfi on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Miguel Marriaga on 6th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The SSE Arena, Belfast.
Before that, he had been beaten by Leigh Wood on 12th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham.
He had beat TJ Doheny on 6th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Falls Park, Northern Ireland.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Michael Conlan has been fighting more than Shakur Stevenson.
Shakur Stevenson last fought 9 months and 20 days ago, while Michael Conlan's last outing was 8 months and 1 day ago.
Stevenson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.
Conlan's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.
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