Shakur

Stevenson

Quick Facts

• Shakur is the oldest of nine siblings and loves being a big brother
• He proudly represents his hometown of Newark, N.J., and wants to bring something positive to the city that built him
• Shakur began boxing at age five after his grandfather Wali Moses introduced him to the sport and he's been there ever since
• He's known for shadowboxing all the time every where he goes. His grandfather jokes that he knew Shakur was awake as a kid because he'd hear that sounds of him shadow boxing
• He's named after rapper Tupac Shakur
• He's looking to follow in the footsteps of his idol and the last American man to win a boxing gold medal Andre Ward
• Shakur has a perfect 23-0 international record and is the first American male to win junior and youth world titles and a Youth Olympic Games gold medal

Career Highlights

• AMERICAS OLYMPIC QUALIFIER GOLD MEDALIST
• WORLD SERIES OF BOXING BOXER OF THE WEEK
• OLYMPIC TRIALS CHAMPION AND OUTSTANDING BOXER
• TWO-TIME YOUTH OPEN CHAMPION
• 2013 JUNIOR OPEN AND JUNIOR OLYMPIC CHAMPION

Olympic Experience

• 1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 silver)
• Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, silver (Bantamweight - Men)

World Championship Experience

• 2014 YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
• 2013 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS