Stevenson vs Russell

When is Stevenson vs Russell?

Shakur Stevenson could potentially square off against Gary Antuanne Russell in Autumn/Fall 2025 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Stevenson would be making his 3rd defense of the WBC World Lightweight Championship. He won this belt against Edwin De Los Santos in November 2023. He has held this belt for 1 year and 6 months.

Stevenson vs Russell stats

Shakur Stevenson would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gary Antuanne Russell would make his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Russell would have a massive power advantage over Stevenson, boasting a 94% knockout percentage compared to Stevenson's 48%.

Shakur Stevenson is the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Russell has a height advantage of 3 inches over Stevenson. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Shakur Stevenson and Gary Antuanne Russell fight out of a southpaw stance.

Stevenson is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 28 days earlier than Russell, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 96 more professional rounds, totaling 166 compared to Russell's 70.

Shakur Stevenson goes into the fight ranked number 4 by The Ring at lightweight.

Stevenson vs Russell form

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

In his last fight, he defeated Josh Padley on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Artem Harutyunyan on July 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Going into that 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.

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

He had beaten 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.

Russell has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Jose Valenzuela on March 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Alberto Puello on June 15, 2024, by split decision in their WBC Interim World Super Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kent Cruz on August 12, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

Before that, he had won against Rances Barthelemy on July 30, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Barclays Center, New York.

He had defeated Viktor Postol on February 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Shakur Stevenson has been fighting more than Gary Antuanne Russell.

Shakur Stevenson last fought 6 months and 29 days ago, while Gary Antuanne Russell's last outing was 6 months and 19 days ago.

Stevenson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 28 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Russell's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

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