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Shakur Stevenson blossomed into a bona fide pound-for-pounder in his last two fights.
Last October he made veteran 130-pound champion Jamel Herring look amateurish in a 10-round stoppage. Then, outdoing himself this past April, he outclassed previously unbeaten Oscar Valdez in a title-unification bout to win a wide decision.
Next up for the 2016 Olympic silver medalist: Robson Conceicao on Friday at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, Stevenson’s home town (ESPN, ESPN+).
“It was a beautiful display of boxing,” Stevenson told RingTV.com, referring to the victory over Valdez. “I think I showed a lot of skill in that fight….
