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Shakur Stevenson

Shakur Stevenson, American boxer

Born
June 28, 1997
Age in 2026
29
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1997

About Shakur Stevenson

Ash-Shakur Nafi-Shahid Stevenson (born June 28, 1997) is an American professional boxer. He has won world championships in four weight classes, from featherweight to junior welterweight. He has held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and Ring magazine junior welterweight titles since 2026. As an amateur, he represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning the bantamweight silver medal. In October 2019, Stevenson won his first major world title by defeating Joet Gonzalez for the vacant WBO featherweight title. Two years later, he captured the WBO super featherweight title, later unifying it with the WBC and The Ring super featherweight titles by defeating Óscar Valdez. In November 2023, Stevenson won the vacant WBC lightweight title to become the eighth boxer in history to be a three-division champion while also winning an Olympic medal. In January 2026, he moved up to junior welterweight and defeated Teofimo Lopez by unanimous decision to capture the WBO and Ring magazine junior welterweight titles, becoming a four-division world champion. On July 9, 2026, Stevenson signed a landmark, multi-fight promotional deal with Zuffa Boxing. Entering the Olympics, Stevenson had an undefeated record of 23–0 at the international level.

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Shakur Stevenson timeline

  1. In October 2019, Stevenson won his first major world title by defeating Joet Gonzalez for the vacant WBO featherweight title.
  2. In November 2023, Stevenson won the vacant WBC lightweight title to become the eighth boxer in history to be a three-division champion while also winning an Olympic medal.
  3. He has held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and Ring magazine junior welterweight titles since 2026.

The world when Shakur Stevenson was born

Shakur Stevenson was born in 1997. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1997

  • #1 song"Candle in the Wind 1997" – Elton John
  • Top movieTitanic
  • Top TV showSeinfeld
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone – J.K. Rowling

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentTiger Woods wins the Masters at age 21 by 12 strokes
  • Top headlinePrincess Diana dies in Paris car crash
  • Technology milestoneDeep Blue beats Garry Kasparov at chess
  • Defining fadTamagotchi virtual pets
  • Notable inventionWiFi (IEEE 802.11 standard)
  • World population5.85 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championFlorida Marlins (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population267.6M

1997 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Shakur Stevenson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19972026
Gas$1.23$3.45/gal
Average home$121,800$435,000
Average income$46,179$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.59$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population267.6M341 million

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