The undefeated Olympian Shakur Stevenson entered this fight with a perfect record of 10-0-0 (6 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.27 featherweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has won over Carlos Ruiz, Viorel Simion (Shakur Stevenson vs Viorel Simion) and Jessie Cris Rosales (Shakur Stevenson vs Jessie Cris Rosales).
His opponent, Christopher Diaz, has an official record of 24-1-0 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.53 in the same weight class. ‘Pitufo’ Diaz fought three times last year defeating Braulio Rodriguez and David Berna but between these two bouts he suffered his first loss, against Masayuki Ito (Masayuki Ito vs Christopher Diaz). Stevenson vs Diaz is on the undercard of Terence Crawford vs Amir Khan. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2019-04-20
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
Division: featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg)
Stevenson’s previous fight: Shakur Stevenson vs Jessie Cris Rosales
Stevenson’s next fight: Shakur Stevenson vs Alberto Guevara
Stevenson vs Diaz fight video:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0dyCJPcOCg
Official video
Nice fight!! Shakur’s punch combinations and accuracy seems to be second to none. He also excelled with his non-stop body work and excellent punch combinations. A guy with a bright future in this division. Diaz put a really good fight too but was overwhelmed but a better technician.