Ash-Shakur Nafi Shahid Stevenson, known as Shakur Stevenson, was born on June 28, 1997, in Newark, New Jersey, USA.

Since then, he has crafted an extraordinary career in boxing, standing out from his beginnings in the amateur scene to becoming a professional world champion in three different weight classes, including the prestigious WBC lightweight world title since 2023.

In the amateur arena, Stevenson collected multiple youth titles between 2013 and 2015. In 2016, at just 18 years old, he won the U.S. Olympic trials and took home the silver medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, where he lost by a split decision to Cuban Robeisy Ramírez.

He made his professional debut in February 2017 with Top Rank promotions and with André Ward as his manager. In 2019, he captured his first world title by defeating Joet Gonzalez to claim the vacant WBO featherweight belt. In 2021, he became the WBO junior lightweight champion after beating Jamel Herring, and a year later, he unified the titles by defeating Óscar Valdez, adding the WBC and The Ring titles.

In November 2023, Stevenson moved up to the lightweight division and became the WBC world champion by defeating Edwin De Los Santos by a unanimous decision in Las Vegas. This victory made him a champion in a third weight class.

In February 2025, he successfully defended his belt against Josh Padley, winning by a technical knockout in the ninth round. And in July 2025, he delivered one of the most significant victories of his career, defeating William Zepeda by unanimous decision at the iconic Louis Armstrong Stadium, solidifying his status as one of the current top figures in world boxing.

With an undefeated record of 24 wins, 11 by knockout, and a legacy in the making, Shakur Stevenson has proven to be one of the most complete talents of his generation, backed by an impeccable amateur career and a professional path marked by titles in three divisions.

His immediate future points to major unification bouts and cementing his name among the best pound-for-pound fighters on the planet