Shakur Stevenson, Jared Anderson & Keyshawn Davis Are Ready For Saturday
Shakur Stevenson vs.Shuichiro Yoshino will stream live on ESPN, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes.
Top Rank and ESPN return this Saturday with a triple header featuring three fighters with star potential. Shakur Stevenson, Jared ‘The Real Big Baby’ Anderson, and Keyshawn Davis stopped by a school in New Jersey to talk to the kids there and inspire them to be their best version. All three athletes can potentially become mega-stars in the future, so Top Rank is clever in getting them out in front of the public while promoting this weekend’s card. Below is the press release from Top Rank.
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NEWARK, N.J. (April 5, 2023) – Shakur Stevenson, Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson and Keyshawn Davis visited Central High School ahead of Saturday’s ESPN-televised tripleheader at Prudential Center. It was a special homecoming for Newark native Stevenson, who attended Central High School as a youngster before representing Team USA at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where he captured a silver medal. The three were on hand to share insights from their respective boxing journeys. They also took photos and signed memorabilia for the students in attendance.
Shakur Stevenson on the mic. Jared Anderson listening in. Photo Credit: Mikey Williams/ Top Rank
In Saturday’s main event, Stevenson (19-0, 9 KOs) will face Japanese puncher Shuichiro Yoshino (16-0, 12 KOs) in a 12-round WBC lightweight title eliminator.
Heavyweight knockout artist Anderson (13-0, 13 KOs) takes on fellow unbeaten George Arias (18-0, 7 KOs) in the 10-round co-feature. Davis (7-0, 5 KOs), a U.S. Olympic silver medalist, will meet his stiffest challenge yet in the 10-round lightweight televised opener against former title challenger Anthony Yigit (26-2-1, 10 KOs).
Stevenson-Yoshino, Anderson-Arias & Davis-Yigit will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Keyshawn Davis on the mic. Photo Credit: Mikey Williams/ Top Rank
Saturday, April 8
ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)
Shakur Stevenson vs. Shuichiro Yoshino, 12 rounds, WBC Lightweight Title Eliminator
Jared Anderson vs. George Arias, 10 rounds, Heavyweight
Keyshawn Davis vs. Anthony Yigit, 10 rounds, Lightweight
ESPN+ (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT)
Damian Knyba vs. Curtis Harper, 8 rounds, Heavyweight
Troy Isley vs. Roy Barringer, 8 rounds, Middleweight
Bruce Carrington vs. Brandon Chambers, 8 rounds, Featherweight
Kelvin Davis vs. Nelson Morales, 6 rounds, Junior Welterweight
Antoine Cobb vs. Jaylan Phillips, 4 rounds, Welterweight
