The undefeated Olympian Shakur Stevenson entered this fight with a perfect record of 8-0-0 (4 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.78 featherweight in the world. He has already fought four times in 2018 winning over Juan Tapia, Roxberg Patrick Riley, Aelio Mesquita and Carlos Ruiz.
His opponent, Viorel Simion (former Olympian as well), has a boxing record of 21-2-0 (9 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 29, 2017 when he was defeated by Scott Quigg (Scott Quigg vs Viorel Simion); before this bout, in 2016, he had beat Alexander Miskirtchian and Andoni Gago. Stevenson vs Simion is valid for the vacant WBC Continental Americas featherweight title; undercard of Terence Crawford vs Jose Benavide Jrz. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Viorel Simion fight videos
2017 BOXING fight – Scott Quigg vs Viorel Simion – full fight Video
The former Wba super-Bw champion Scott Quigg entered this fight with a professional record of 32-1-2 (24 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Leo Santa Cruz). He fought twice last year losing to Carl Frampton (via split decision, Frampton vs Quigg) and beating Jose Cayetano (=Quigg vs Cayetano).
His opponent, Viorel Simion, has a boxing record of 21-1-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.31 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Lee Selby in 2013 (=Simion vs Selby), since then he has won five bouts defeating Alexander Miskirtchian and Andoni Gago in 2016. Scott Quigg vs Viorel Simion is on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2013 BOXING fight – Viorel Simion vs Lee Selby – full fight Video
Review: 2013-07-13, some good exchanges between Viorel Simion and Lee Selby but it is not enough to get three stars. The undefeated Viorel Simion (16-0-0, 7 KOs) entered as the No.19 featherweight in the world while Lee Selby (15-1-0, 6 KOs) entered as the No.25. Simion vs Selby is valid for the WBC International featherweight title; undercard of Kell Brook vs Carson Jones 2. Watch the video!