When is Stevenson vs Yoshino?

Shakur Stevenson could square off against Shuichiro Yoshino in Saturday 8th April 2023 in the United States.

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

The contest would be a final eliminator for the WBC lightweight championship of the world.

Stevenson vs Yoshino stats

Shakur Stevenson would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Shuichiro Yoshino would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Yoshino would have a large advantage in power over Stevenson, boosting at 75% knock out percentage over Stevenson's 47%.

Shakur Stevenson is the younger man by 5 years, at 25 years old.

Yoshino has a height advantage of 2 inches over Stevenson. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Both Shakur Stevenson & Shuichiro Yoshino fight out of an orthodox stance.

Stevenson is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 2 months later than Yoshino, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 34 more professional rounds, 127 to Yoshino's 93.

Shakur Stevenson goes into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO and 5 by the IBF at lightweight.

Shuichiro Yoshino is currently ranked number 5 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO and 13 by the IBF in the 135lb division.

Stevenson vs Yoshino form

Stevenson remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Robson Conceicao on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight and WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Oscar Valdez on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight, WBO World Junior Lightweight and The Ring Junior Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jamel Herring on 23rd October 2021 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Georgia.

Before that, he had defeated Jeremia Nakathila on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

He had won against Toka Kahn Clary on 12th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

Stevenson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Yoshino's last 4 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Stevenson vs Yoshino?

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