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Shakur Stevensonretained his title in lackluster fashion againstArtem Harutyunyanand was booed in his first successful defense of theWBC lightweight belt.
Stevenson was booed three times at home in New Jersey when he unanimously defeated Armenian-born German Harutyunyan to retain the WBC lightweight title at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
The judges voted 119-109, 118-110 and 116-112 in the first successful 135-pound defense for the 27-year-old three-time world champion (feather, super featherweight and lightweight) and Olympic silver medalist.
The fight was not over and several fans who attended the facility located inStevenson's hometown were leaving in a fight that was reminiscent ofCuba's Guillermo Rigondeaux,a technically excellent fighter, but who never clicked with the public because of his ultra-defensive style.
Shakurstarted calmly, analyzing his opponent and waiting for him.Artem Harutyunyan,meanwhile, came out more aggressive, pressing and with power punches.
The Armenian made feints, closed spaces to the champion and tried to hurt him. One ofShakur's few punches in the first round was a straight left before the bell rang.
Criticized many times for his style, that of thinking a lot and throwing few punches,Shakurstarted the second round like that, taking care of the power punches thatHarutyunyanthrew, who kept moving forward, with a lot of waist movement and looking to hurt, although he didn't get it as he wanted.