Shakur Stevenson Cuts Weight Stripped Of 130 Pound Titles Ahead Of Friday S Fight Against Robson Conceicao
Mike CoppingerESPN Shakur Stevenson failed to make weight on Thursday ahead of his bout against Robson Conceicao on Friday in Newark, New Jersey, and will be stripped of his two 130-pound titles, per WBO and WBC championship fight rules. The 25-year-old weighed 131.6kg and had two hours to lose 1.6kg, but decided he couldn’t lose the excess weight. “I gave it my all,” tweeted Stevenson, ESPN’s No. 1 junior lightweight. “I’ve been pro my whole career and I’ve made weight, but my body just can’t do 130 anymore....