Stevenson vs Tapia

Who won Stevenson vs Tapia?

Shakur Stevenson beat Juan Tapia by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Friday 16th February 2018 at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, Grand Theatre in Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 80-72, 80-72, 80-72 in favor of winner Shakur Stevenson.

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 Tapia stats

Back in February 2018, Shakur Stevenson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Juan Tapia made his way to the ring with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 3 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Stevenson had advantage in power over Tapia, with a 50% knock out percentage over Tapia's 38%.

Shakur Stevenson was the younger man by 5 years, at 20 years old.

Shakur Stevenson fought out of the southpaw stance, while Juan Tapia was an orthodox fighter.

Stevenson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 year and 10 months later than Tapia, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 97 more professional rounds, 145 to Tapia's 48.

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