Stevenson vs Mesquita

Who won Stevenson vs Mesquita?

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Stevenson vs Mesquita stats

Back in June 2018, Shakur Stevenson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Aelio Mesquita made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Mesquita had a massive power advantage over Stevenson, boasting a 88% knockout percentage compared to Stevenson's 50%.

Shakur Stevenson was the younger man by 6 years, at 21 years old.

Mesquita had a height advantage of 1 inch over Stevenson.

Shakur Stevenson fought out of the southpaw stance, while Aelio Mesquita was an orthodox fighter.

Stevenson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years later than Mesquita, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 108 more professional rounds, totaling 157 compared to Mesquita's 49.

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Stevenson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 month and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Stevenson vs Mesquita?

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