Shakur Defeats Harutyunyan: Fight Stats and What's Next

In the main event of the evening on July 7 in Newark, USA, WBC lightweight champion (up to 61.2 kg) Shakur Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) defended his title against German contender Artem Harutyunyan (12-2, 7 KOs).

The fight ended with Stevenson winning by unanimous decision. The judges' scores were 116-112, 118-110, and 119-109.

This marked Shakur's first title defense. In November of last year, Stevenson defeated Edwin De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) by unanimous decision. Harutyunyan suffered his second consecutive loss, having previously lost to Frank Martin (18-1, 12 KOs) by unanimous decision.

Fight Stats

Shakur landed 170 out of 446 punches (38.1%). Harutyunyan landed 74 out of 423 punches (17.5%).

Stevenson connected with 44 jabs out of 162 thrown (27.2%). Harutyunyan connected with 17 out of 112 (15.2%).

Most of Shakur's hits were power punches: 126 out of 284 (44.4%). Harutyunyan landed 57 out of 311 (18.3%).

Body shots: Stevenson landed a total of 66 body punches, 63 of which were power punches. Harutyunyan landed 39 body punches, 34 of which were power punches.

What's Next?

Following this bout, Shakur Stevenson became a free agent as his contract with Top Rank expired. Whether he will continue working with Bob Arum's company remains unclear, but having two consecutive fights where fans leave before the end is not a good sign.

After the fight, Stevenson stated that he is ready to fight anyone. He has long called out Vasyl Lomachenko and Gervonta Davis. However, Top Rank is currently negotiating a Davis-Loma fight. Stevenson will need to convince a potential new broadcaster and promoter how he plans to sell fights given his recent lackluster performances.

Eddie Hearn, who has already spoken with Stevenson's representatives, may become his next promoter. Hearn believes that Stevenson can earn more and bring in more revenue for the promoter than he currently does.