Stevenson vs Valenzuela

When is Stevenson vs Valenzuela?

Shakur Stevenson could face Jose Valenzuela in Autumn/Fall 2025 the United States.

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

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, 4 months and 13 days.

Stevenson vs Valenzuela 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.

Jose Valenzuela would make his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Valenzuela would have an advantage in power over Stevenson, with a 64% knockout percentage compared to Stevenson's 48%.

Shakur Stevenson is the older man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Valenzuela has a height advantage of 1 inch over Stevenson. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Shakur Stevenson fights out of the southpaw stance, while Jose Valenzuela is an orthodox fighter.

Stevenson is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Valenzuela, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 81 more professional rounds, totaling 166 compared to Valenzuela's 85.

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

Stevenson vs Valenzuela form

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

In his last fight, he beat 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 beaten 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 won against 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 beaten 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 defeated 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.

Valenzuela has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Gary Antuanne Russell 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 won against Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on August 3, 2024, by split decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Chris Colbert on December 16, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Armory, Minneapolis.

Before that, he had been beaten by Chris Colbert on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Edwin De Los Santos on September 4, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Shakur Stevenson has been fighting more than Jose Valenzuela.

Shakur Stevenson last fought 7 months and 5 days ago, while Jose Valenzuela's last outing was 6 months and 26 days ago.

Stevenson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 4 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Valenzuela's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

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