Ash-Shakur Nafi-Shahid Stevenson, born June 28, 1997, in Newark, New Jersey, is an American professional boxer. Per Wikipedia, he has won world championships in four weight classes, from featherweight to junior welterweight, and has held the 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.
Stevenson won his first world title in October 2019, beating Joet Gonzalez for the vacant WBO featherweight title. He took the WBO super featherweight title from Jamel Herring in 2021, unified the WBC and Ring titles by beating Óscar Valdez in 2022, and won the vacant WBC lightweight title in November 2023 — becoming the eighth boxer in history to be a three-division champion while also holding an Olympic medal. In January 2026 he moved up and beat Teofimo Lopez to become a four-division world champion.
BoxRec-style profile
- Birth name: Ash-Shakur Nafi-Shahid Stevenson
- Born: June 28, 1997 — Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
- Nationality: American
- Height: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
- Reach: 68 in (173 cm)
- Stance: Southpaw
- Pro debut: Apr 22, 2017 (Win by TD vs Edgar Brito)
- Last bout: Jan 31, 2026 (Win by UD vs Teofimo Lopez)
- Total rounds boxed: 190 (summed from the bout table below)
- Divisions: Featherweight, Super featherweight, Lightweight, Light welterweight
- KO percentage: 44.0% (11 KO wins in 25 wins)
- Titles held (major, with reign dates): WBO featherweight title October 26, 2019 – July 2020 (vacated); WBO super featherweight title October 23, 2021 – September 2022 (stripped after missing weight); WBC and The Ring super featherweight titles April 30, 2022 – September 2022; WBC lightweight title November 16, 2023 – present at the time of his move up in weight; WBO and The Ring junior welterweight titles January 31, 2026 – present (won from Teofimo Lopez)
- Born: June 28, 1997 — Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
- Nationality: American
- Height: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
- Reach: 68 in (173 cm)
- Stance: Southpaw
- Divisions: Featherweight, Super featherweight, Lightweight, Light welterweight
Record at a glance
- Total bouts: 25
- Wins: 25
- Wins by KO: 11
- Losses: 0
- Losses by KO: 0
- Draws: 0
- No contests: 0
- Born: June 28, 1997 — Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
- Nationality: American
- Height: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
- Reach: 68 in (173 cm)
- Stance: Southpaw
- Divisions: Featherweight, Super featherweight, Lightweight, Light welterweight
Fight-by-fight record
| No. | Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round/Time | Venue / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 22, 2017 | Edgar Brito | Win | TD | 6 (6), 3:00 | Stubhub Center, Carson, California, U.S. — Unanimous TD: Brito cut from an accidental head clash |
| 2 | May 20, 2017 | Carlos Gaston Suarez | Win | TKO | 1 (6), 2:35 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 3 | Aug 19, 2017 | David Michel Paz | Win | UD | 6 | Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
| 4 | Dec 9, 2017 | Oscar Mendoza | Win | TKO | 2 (6), 1:38 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 5 | Feb 16, 2018 | Juan Tapia | Win | UD | 8 | Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| 6 | Apr 28, 2018 | Roxberg Patrick Riley | Win | TKO | 2 (8), 1:35 | Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 7 | Jun 9, 2018 | Aelio Mesquita | Win | TKO | 2 (8), 1:45 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 8 | Aug 18, 2018 | Carlos Ruiz | Win | UD | 8 | Ocean Resort Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 9 | Oct 13, 2018 | Viorel Simion | Win | TKO | 1 (10), 3:00 | CHI Health Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| 10 | Jan 18, 2019 | Jessie Cris Rosales | Win | TKO | 4 (10), 1:29 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental and WBC Continental Americas featherweight titles |
| 11 | Apr 20, 2019 | Christopher Diaz | Win | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained IBF Inter-Continental featherweight title; Won vacant NABO featherweight title |
| 12 | Jul 13, 2019 | Alberto Guevara | Win | KO | 3 (10), 2:37 | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained NABO featherweight title |
| 13 | Oct 26, 2019 | Joet Gonzalez | Win | UD | 12 | Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBO featherweight title |
| 14 | Jun 9, 2020 | Felix Caraballo | Win | KO | 6 (10), 1:31 | MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 15 | Dec 12, 2020 | Toka Khan Clary | Win | UD | 10 | MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 16 | Jun 12, 2021 | Jeremiah Nakathila | Win | UD | 12 | Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBO interim super featherweight title |
| 17 | Oct 23, 2021 | Jamel Herring | Win | TKO | 10 (12), 1:30 | State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won WBO super featherweight title |
| 18 | Apr 30, 2022 | Óscar Valdez | Win | UD | 12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBO super featherweight title; Won WBC and vacant The Ring super featherweight titles |
| 19 | Sep 23, 2022 | Robson Conceição | Win | UD | 12 | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. — ★ Title fight — WBC, WBO, and The Ring super featherweight titles at stake only for Conceição as Stevenson missed weight |
| 20 | Apr 8, 2023 | Shuichiro Yoshino | Win | TKO | 6 (12) 1:35 | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 21 | Nov 16, 2023 | Edwin De Los Santos | Win | UD | 12 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBC lightweight title |
| 22 | Jul 6, 2024 | Artem Harutyunyan | Win | UD | 12 | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC lightweight title |
| 23 | Feb 22, 2025 | Josh Padley | Win | TKO | 9 (12) 3:00 | The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC lightweight title |
| 24 | Jul 12, 2025 | William Zepeda | Win | UD | 12 | Louis Armstrong Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC lightweight title |
| 25 | Jan 31, 2026 | Teofimo Lopez | Win | UD | 12 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won WBO and The Ring junior welterweight titles |
Titles & notes
Major title reigns (start–end): WBO featherweight title October 26, 2019 – July 2020 (vacated); WBO super featherweight title October 23, 2021 – September 2022 (stripped after missing weight); WBC and The Ring super featherweight titles April 30, 2022 – September 2022; WBC lightweight title November 16, 2023 – present at the time of his move up in weight; WBO and The Ring junior welterweight titles January 31, 2026 – present (won from Teofimo Lopez)
- Jan 18, 2019 vs Jessie Cris Rosales: Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental and WBC Continental Americas featherweight titles
- Apr 20, 2019 vs Christopher Diaz: Retained IBF Inter-Continental featherweight title; Won vacant NABO featherweight title
- Jul 13, 2019 vs Alberto Guevara: Retained NABO featherweight title
- Oct 26, 2019 vs Joet Gonzalez: Won vacant WBO featherweight title
- Jun 12, 2021 vs Jeremiah Nakathila: Won vacant WBO interim super featherweight title
- Oct 23, 2021 vs Jamel Herring: Won WBO super featherweight title
- Apr 30, 2022 vs Óscar Valdez: Retained WBO super featherweight title; Won WBC and vacant The Ring super featherweight titles
- Sep 23, 2022 vs Robson Conceição: WBC, WBO, and The Ring super featherweight titles at stake only for Conceição as Stevenson missed weight
- Nov 16, 2023 vs Edwin De Los Santos: Won vacant WBC lightweight title
- Jul 6, 2024 vs Artem Harutyunyan: Retained WBC lightweight title
- Feb 22, 2025 vs Josh Padley: Retained WBC lightweight title
- Jul 12, 2025 vs William Zepeda: Retained WBC lightweight title
- Jan 31, 2026 vs Teofimo Lopez: Won WBO and The Ring junior welterweight titles
Photo: MILLION DOLLAZ WORTH OF GAME via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0). Featured image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Shakur_Stevenson_in_2023.jpg
Record source: Wikipedia professional boxing record table (cross-checked against the bout list), retrieved 2026-10-26.
