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'Personal for him, business for me': Boxer Shakur Stevenson beats girlfriend's brother to capture WBO crown
American featherweight Shakur Stevenson came out on top in a feud writ large on the world stage to beat his girlfriend's brother, Joet Gonzalez, to win his first ever world title in Nevada on Saturday night.
Stevenson is dating his opponent's sister Jajaira, who is understood to be estranged from her family as a result, and inflicted the first defeat of Gonzalez's career as he took the vacant WBO featherweight title by a clear-cut, unanimous 119-109 score.
After the fight Gonzalez rejected Stevenson's attempt at reconciliation, with Stevenson saying: "I have nothing but respect for Joet. It was personal for him but business for me.
"I told him he is a hell of a fighter, but he didn't want to talk to me."
Congrats to the new WBO Featherweight World Champion, Shakur Stevenson (13-0, 7 KOs), who defeated Joet Gonzalez (23-1, 14 KOs) by unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada. Scorecards: 119-109 (x3).
