Shakur Stevenson, the undefeated boxing world champion named after Tupac Shakur, has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 26 after just 21 fights. The announcement comes in the wake of the WBO's decision to order a fight between Emanuel Navarrete and Denys Berinchyk for the vacant WBO lightweight world title. Stevenson, who had previously called out Navarrete to challenge for his WBC belt, expressed his dissatisfaction with the 'weak' boxing game. Despite his announcement of 'officially retiring', there is speculation among fans and commentators about the finality of his decision, drawing parallels to Tyson Fury's multiple retirements.
I just spoke to someone close to Shakur Stevenson and he’s definitely not retired.
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Unbeaten boxing world champion named after Tupac Shakur announces shock retirement aged 26 https://t.co/j8SZC9tWA3 https://t.co/j8SZC9tWA3
How long before Shakur Stevenson unretires?
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Shakur Stevenson says bye to boxing with shock retirement at the age of 26 👀 Thoughts?
🚨 The undefeated Shakur Stevenson announces he has retired from boxing at 26 years old 😳🥊 https://t.co/td9rgbnr89
‼️ Shakur Stevenson claiming he’s now retiring from boxing after hearing that the WBO have ordered Emanuel Navarrete vs Denys Berinchyk for the vacant WBO lightweight world title. Shakur had previously called out Navarrete to challenge him for his WBC belt. https://t.co/ybmi6YPNf6
Shakur Stevenson’s shock retirement earlier today has already lasted longer than multiple Tyson Fury retirements.
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Shakur Stevenson has retired from boxing at just 26 years old…