Shakur Stevenson clears WBC, WBO headlines after losing weight

Rising star Shakur Stevenson announced, Thursday, his plan to move up the weight class after he failed to gain weight before defending his scheduled title Friday night.

The WBC and WBO featherweight champion was set to defend his 130-pound titles against Robson Conceição (17-1, 8 KOs) at Prudential Center in Newark, Stevenson’s hometown, but had to vacate the belts afterwards. Weighs 131.6 pounds During the official weigh-ins on Thursday.

Fighting officials gave Stevenson (18-0, 9 KOs) a two-hour window to shed the weight but the first-class fighter refused, later saying in a tweet‘My health comes first’, before sharing decided to move to the £135 section.

“I gave it my all,” Stephenson wrote. “I have been a professional all my career and have gained weight, but my body can’t make 130 anymore. My health has to come first.”

According to Mike Coppinger of ESPN, Top Rank is currently seeking a solution so that the fighters can meet in the main event; Should the bout go ahead, only 33-year-old Conceicao, who weighed in at 129.6 pounds, will be able to pull off the belts if the 2016 Olympic gold medalist wins.



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