Stevenson vs Guevara

Who won Stevenson vs Guevara?

Shakur Stevenson beat Alberto Guevara by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday 13th July 2019 at Prudential Center in New Jersey.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

The undercard featured the clash of Greer Jr vs Potapov.

Stevenson vs Guevara stats

Back in July 2019, Shakur Stevenson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Alberto Guevara made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Stevenson had advantage in power over Guevara, with a 55% knock out percentage over Guevara's 44%.

Shakur Stevenson was the younger man by 7 years, at 22 years old.

Stevenson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Guevara. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Shakur Stevenson fought out of the southpaw stance, while Alberto Guevara was an orthodox fighter.

Stevenson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 year and 4 months later than Guevara, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 48 less professional rounds, 145 to Guevara's 193.

Shakur Stevenson went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBO and 3 by the IBF at featherweight.

Stevenson vs Guevara form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Christopher Diaz on 20th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Viorel Simion on 13th October 2018 by technical knockout in the 1st round at CHI Health Center, Nebraska.

Before that, he had won against Carlos Ruiz on 18th August 2018 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Ocean Resort Casino, New Jersey.

He had beat Aelio Mesquita on 9th June 2018 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Stevenson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Guevara's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Stevenson vs Guevara start?

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

Who broadcast Stevenson vs Guevara?

Stevenson vs Guevara was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Stevenson vs Guevara?

Shakur Stevenson was a 3/100 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while Alberto Guevara made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.