Stevenson and Yoshino will clash in a WBC eliminator

Undefeated former two-division champion Shakur Stevenson will take on hard-hitting Japanese Shuichiro Yoshino in a 12-round WBC lightweight world title elimination bout on Saturday, April 8 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Stevenson (19-0, 9 KOs), former featherweight and super featherweight champion, returns home after his win against Robson Conceição last September.
WBC top ranked Yoshino (16-0, 12 KOs) is a former champion from Japan who had a 104-20 record as an amateur.

After seven defenses of his Japanese national lightweight belt, Yoshino is currently ranked No. 5 in the world after an impressive 2022.

Promoted by Top Rank, tickets, starting at $55, are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com.
Stevenson vs. Yoshino will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN, Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. Pt.