Shakur Stevenson celebrated before his fight with Oscar Valdez was even over
In boxing, fighters often save their celebrations until after they hear the judges’ scorecards and can be certain of victory such is the history of suspect scoring in the sport.Victory was never in doubt for StevensonValdez was dominant throughout, establishing his jab early on and winning almost every round, along with a knockdown in round six.
In the final moments of the fight, Stevenson let the crowd know how confident he was of victory by running around the ring celebrating rather than engaging with Valdez. Stevenson was certainly was proven right when the judges’ scorecards were announced, as it was a wide unanimous decision, with scores of 117-110, 118-109, 118-109.
Shortly after the result was announced, Stevenson was presented with his belts while giving a post-fight interview, but he had so many titles he could barely carry them all at once. Prior to this latest bout, in terms of major titles, Stevenson had won the WBO featherweight and super featherweight titles.
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