Stevenson vs Harutyunyan

Who won Stevenson vs Harutyunyan?

Shakur Stevenson beat Artem Harutyunyan by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 6th, 2024, at Prudential Center, Newark.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 118-110, 119-109 in favor of winner Shakur Stevenson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBC lightweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard O’Shaquie Foster was defeated by Robson Conceicao for the WBC World Super Featherweight championship, Keyshawn Davis beat Miguel Madueno, and Abdullah Mason defeated Luis Lebron.

Stevenson vs Harutyunyan stats

Shakur Stevenson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Artem Harutyunyan made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Shakur Stevenson was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Harutyunyan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Stevenson. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Shakur Stevenson fought out of the southpaw stance, while Artem Harutyunyan was an orthodox fighter.

Stevenson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 months earlier than Harutyunyan, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, totaling 157 compared to Harutyunyan's 95.

Artem Harutyunyan was ranked number 7 by the WBC in the 135lb division.

Stevenson vs Harutyunyan form

Stevenson remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Edwin De Los Santos on November 16, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Shuichiro Yoshino on April 8, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Lightweight eliminator fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, he had won against Robson Conceicao on September 23, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight and WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

Before that, he had beaten Oscar Valdez on April 30, 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.

He had defeated Jamel Herring on October 23, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Georgia.

Harutyunyan had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Frank Martin on July 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight eliminator fight at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Humberto Galindo on June 25, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Samuel Molina on September 25, 2021, by knockout in the 5th round at Universum Gym, Hamburg.

Before that, he had beaten Vladyslav Melnyk on April 24, 2021, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Universum Gym, Hamburg.

He had won against Miguel Cesario Antin on January 25, 2020, by technical knockout in the 4th round.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Shakur Stevenson had been fighting more than Artem Harutyunyan.

Going into this contest, Shakur Stevenson had last fought 7 months and 20 days ago, while Artem Harutyunyan's last outing had been 11 months and 21 days ago.

Stevenson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Harutyunyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Stevenson vs Harutyunyan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Prudential Center, Newark, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Stevenson vs Harutyunyan?

The ESPN show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Stevenson vs Harutyunyan?

Shakur Stevenson was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Artem Harutyunyan made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.