NEW DELHI: Undefeated American fighter Shakur Stevenson secured the vacant WBC world lightweight crown with a unanimous-decision victory over Edwin De Los Santos of the Dominican Republic. Stevenson, now 21-0 with 10 knockouts, claimed his third world title in different weight classes after previous stints as featherweight and junior lightweight champion.
Despite the victory, both fighters faced criticism for a lacklustre showing, prompting disapproval from the crowd with boos echoing around the T-Mobile Arena. The official Compubox statistics revealed that De Los Santos landed just 40 punches throughout the 12 rounds, marking the fewest number of punches ever recorded in a 12-round fight since the system's introduction 38 years ago.
