Shakur Stevenson Outclasses Jeremia Nakathila

By: Hans Themistode

It doesn’t matter what was stated about his possibilities entering into, Jeremia Nakathila believed all he wanted was one punch to get the job executed. With that stated, the South African native couldn’t discover the shot he was searching for.

On the Virgin Lodges, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Shakur Stevenson toyed with Nakathila over the course of their 12 spherical struggle. The horrifying energy Nakathila displayed in all his earlier contests was nonexistent as Stevenson neutralized his largest weapon.

From the opening bell, Nakathila charged forward and tried to push Stevenson on his heels. That, after all, performed proper into the palms of Stevenson as he made his man miss and shortly made him pay shortly after.

With the primary three rounds in his again pocket, the usually offensively laid-back Stevenson took his aggression up a notch within the fourth, flooring his man within the interval. Whereas all the pieces got here simple, at no level did Stevenson seem to have his man in deep trouble. After tasting his energy on a number of events throughout their showdown, Stevenson turned reluctant in partaking with him in the midst of the ring.

“I attempted to [knock out Nakathila] a bit of bit, however I began getting hit with some stable photographs,” stated Stevenson. “I ain’t actually prefer it, however subsequent time I’m gonna work on shifting my head a bit of bit extra and step it up a bit of extra.”

Whereas Stevenson claims that he desires to return to the drafting board, the previous 2016 Olympic silver medalist merely isn’t a heavy puncher. When it was all stated and executed, he simply took residence a large unanimous resolution victory. However as his hand was raised by referee Celestino Ruiz and the WBO interim tremendous featherweight title was wrapped round his waist, Stevenson stood stone-faced.

The victory could have preserved his undefeated report and solidified his world title alternative towards WBO belt holder Jamel Herring, Stevenson merely wasn’t blissful together with his newest outing.

“To be sincere, I didn’t actually like my efficiency,” Stevenson stated. “I felt I may’ve carried out quite a bit higher, but it surely was an ungainly fighter. You had an ungainly fighter throwing laborious punches, and he is aware of the way to seize and get away. He was an actual awkward fighter. That’s all.”