Therefore, he puts his WBO Featherweight title, which he will be the new no. One Challenger for the Association in his new weight class. WBO champion Jamel Herring (21-2, 10 Ko) will defend his title in the foreseeable future, against the hitherto undefeated Southpaw. Stevenson and Herring have been trained several times together and they get on well, but the Stevenson holds his title ambitions. “I don’t care who is in the super feather weight. This is my weight class,“ he explained.
In the spring of the weight of the contenders stand on Stevenson’s vacant WBO title at the ready. The first in the queue Emanuel Navarrete (32-1, 28 Ko), who recently made his WBO Junior title in the Limit of low is. The next highest of the two-time Olympian Michael Conlan (13-0, 7 K. o.) is listed that won the 2012 Bronze. It Ruben Villa (18-0, 5 K. o.), Ryan Walsh (26-2-2, 12 K. o.) and Jessie Magdaleno (28-1, 18 K. o.) follow. However, WBO has been Ranking due to the Corona-crisis since March is no longer updated, which is why Changes are possible. In this period of time have been fought by the five boxers Navarrete and Magdaleno – for some observers, the two most likely candidates that could take part in the Fight to Stevenson’s vacant title.
Text: Nils Bothmann
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