Arum reveals the reason for Shakur's lackluster performance against De Los Santos

On November 17 in Las Vegas, USA, Shakur Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) became a world champion in three weight classes by outboxing Edwin De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs). De Los Santos threw the fewest punches in 38 years worth of recorded data, according to CompuBox statistics. However, Shakur did not excel in effectiveness either.

Promoter Bob Arum explained the reason for his champion's performance:

"Shakur had to fight the way he fought because, I think, he had some injuries. I mean, he was seeing doctors for various problems in the weeks leading up to the fight. So, he fought a very cautious and uneventful match. It was boring, especially compared to the fight that took place before that, which became one of the best fights of the year (Navarrete vs. Conceicao).

A Top Rank staff member told me that he had been seeing a doctor 2-3 weeks before the fight, so I knew about this situation. He had issues with his shoulder," Arum said.