VS
Jun 12 2021
Saturday

Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States

12 round contest @ Super Featherweight
15-0-0
UD 12

Score cards

  • 120-107
  • 120-108
  • 120-108
UD 12
21-1-0

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Belts on The Line

WBO Interim World Junior Lightweight Championship

The tape

24
Age
31
5' 7" / 170 cm
Height
6' 0" / 183 cm
68.1" / 173 cm
Reach
-
Southpaw (L)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

UDKOUDKOUD
Form
15
Wins
21
8
By KO
17
53
KO%
81
0
Loses
1
0
Draws
0
2017
Debut
2013

Tape rankings @ Super Featherweight

8
The Ring
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WBA
-
-
WBC
-
1
WBO
2
-
IBF
-

Shakur Stevenson vs Jeremia Nakathila report


Who won Stevenson vs Nakathila?

Shakur Stevenson beat Jeremia Nakathila by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 12th, 2021, at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 120-107, 120-108, 120-108 in favor of winner Shakur Stevenson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super featherweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Pedraza vs Rodriguez.

Stevenson vs Nakathila stats

Back in June 2021, Shakur Stevenson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jeremia Nakathila made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Nakathila had a large advantage in power over Stevenson, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to Stevenson's 53%.

Shakur Stevenson was the younger man by 7 years, at 24 years old.

Nakathila had a height advantage of 5 inches over Stevenson.

Shakur Stevenson fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jeremia Nakathila was an orthodox fighter.

Stevenson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 6 months later than Nakathila, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 41 more professional rounds, totaling 157 compared to Nakathila's 116.

Shakur Stevenson went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO at super featherweight.

Jeremia Nakathila was ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 130lb division.

Stevenson vs Nakathila form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Toka Kahn Clary on December 12, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Felix Caraballo on June 9, 2020, by knockout in the 6th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joet Gonzalez on October 26, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada.

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

He had defeated Christopher Diaz on April 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Stevenson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Nakathila's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Stevenson vs Nakathila start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Stevenson vs Nakathila?

The ESPN show began at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 3:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Stevenson vs Nakathila?

Shakur Stevenson was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Jeremia Nakathila made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.

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Result

Shakur

Stevenson

Jeremia

Nakathila

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Round 1

Stevenson
draw
Nakathila
Fight Finished Early

Fight ended in round

Winner announced as

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Shakur Stevenson

Jeremia Nakathila

108

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