In a 12-round super featherweight (130 pounds) boxing championship that ended at noon today, WBO boxer Shaq Stevenson, who has the reputation of Mayweather's successor, lived up to expectations, defeated Avarez's brother Oscar Waldez in 12 rounds, successfully won the united war, and pocketed the two gold belts of WBC/WBO.
The 24-year-old Stevenson, already a two-tier world champion with an unlimited future, is expected to continue writing history and become a 135-pound boxer.
The game was played at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, USA, as two top masters of 130 pounds, this game also attracted special attention from the outside world, and many big names were present, such as former super midweight Wright, former WBO super featherweight boxer Herling, UFC fighting boxer Nate Diaz, WBO subweight Crawford, first superstar Avarez and others, all attended the scene.
After the game began, Stevenson showed an amazing talent for boxing, controlling the distance with his stab punches, moving quickly under his feet, and controlling the distance to death. Waldez has always been a dead-end boxer at close range, unable to break through Stevenson's defensive line and always controlled on the periphery.
In the sixth round, Stevenson took advantage of Waldez's forward onslaught to punch his forehand, knocking down Valdez once and punching hard. Valdez's morale plummeted, and Stevenson was even more successful.
This game is like a battle between a matador and a Spanish yak, Valdez has an iron fist, but there is nowhere to start, Stevenson really shows the side of the teenager and the master of technology, and firmly controls the rhythm of the game. His style is the same as Mayweather's, superb defense, sharp counterattack, worthy of Mayweather's successor.
In the end, the two played 12 rounds, and Stevenson basically won the united battle with a consistent score of 118-109, 118-109, 117-110.
Stevenson, who won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, is very skilled, he is 1.71 meters tall, 1.73m arm span, and currently has a record of 18 games and 9 KO opponents. Compared with Mayweather, the fly in the ointment is the lethality of the heavy punch, the current Stevenson KO rate is only 50%, you know, Mayweather's young KO rate is as high as 75%.
Mayweather had named Stevenson his successor. At the age of 24, he became a world champion in two classes, and was a 130-pound United Nations champion.
The defeated Waldez was so frustrated that he even held his breath. He is Renault's beloved apprentice, the disciple of superstar Avarez, he is also a Mexican tough guy, the previous record is 30 wins 23 KO opponents, but also two levels of world champions, this time against the technical flow master Stevenson, Waldez can not make a strong use, nest pocket to lose the game, but the skill is not as good as people, and the physique is also one size smaller.
A top black technologist can beat any offensive master, and Waldez's overall strength is still a big gap compared to Stevenson's. Next week, Avarez will be on his own to face the WBA light heavyweight super boxer Biwall to see if he can win. Stevenson is something to look forward to, and with his strength, winning the 135-pound championship, which is the title of world champion in three levels, is not a problem. But his style of play lacks passion, the KO rate is not high, and it may be difficult to become a superstar. 【Text/Fighting Jianghu】