Back Shakur Stevenson to stop Artem Harutyunyan and retain his WBC Lightweight title

Shakur Stevenson and Artem Harutyunyan will square off at the Prudential Center in Newark on Saturday night. Stevenson is defending his WBC World Lightweight title for the first time. The American is a heavy favorite to win. But Artem Harutyunyan isn’t just here to make up the numbers. He wants the belt for himself. In our latest boxing betting picks, we tell you who will win.

What: WBC World Lightweight title fight
Who: Shakur Stevenson vs. Artem Harutyunyan
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
When: Saturday, July 6th, 2024
Ring Walks: 10 p.m ET Onwards

Shakur Stevenson and Artem Harutyunyan are both former Olympic medalists. But that looks to be where the similarities end. Stevenson is a three-division world champion. He is undefeated and regarded as one of the biggest boxing talents on the planet.

Artem Harutyunyan is the challenger. The fight on Saturday will be the biggest of his career. As is always the case in boxing, the underdog will have a puncher's chance. The problem for Harutyunyan is that this is a major step up in class. He will have to be at his best to have a chance and also hope Stevenson is having an off night.

And even that might not be enough!

Shakur Stevenson vs. Artem Harutyunyan Betting Odds

So what do the bookies think? Well, in the betting to win the fight, American Shakur Stevenson is -2500 to win on the money line. His opponent, Artem Harutyunyan, is +1100.

Those are very one-sided odds and reflective of the belief that this is a step up in class too much for Harutyunyan.

When it comes to the method of victory betting, the market becomes more competitive. To win by KO/TKO/DQ, Stevenson is -120. To win by decision, he is -105.

On the flip side, Artem Harutyunyan is +2000 to win by KO/TKO/DQ and +5000 to win by decision.

For the fight to go the distance, you can get -105. To end early it is -120. For the fight to go over 10.5 rounds, you can get -175. Under 10.5 rounds is +145.

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Shakur Stevenson vs. Artem Harutyunyan
Shakur Stevenson	-2500	-2500	-2500
Artem Harutyunyan	+1100	+1100	+1100

Shakur Stevenson Career Breakdown

Shakur Stevenson has a professional fight record of 21-0. Eleven of his wins have come by decision, with ten coming by knockout.

The 27-year-old is a Southpaw fighter with a good solid technique. He is a three-weight title holder having held belts at Featherweight and Super Featherweight, prior to winning the Lightweight title.

The problem with Stevenson is that he isn’t an entertainer. He has a style and he sticks to it.

His style wins fights, but Stevenson is talking about big-money contests against opponents like Gervonta Davis. To claim that payday Stevenson might have to take more risks against his durable German opponent on Saturday.

Shakur Stevenson To beat Artem Harutyunyant

-2500

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Artem Harutyunyan Career Breakdown

Artem Harutyunyan has a fight record of 12-1. The Armenian-born German is 33 years old. For a man of that age, his record is limited, and Frank Martin is the biggest name on his resume.

Harutyunyan fights from an orthodox stance. Seven of his 12 wins have come by knockout, five by decision. His one defeat was also by decision.

The defeat was against Frank Martin. It was in his last contest in Las Vegas in July 2023.

It could be argued that Harutyunyan did well to take Martin the distance. But on the flip side, Martin is the best opponent the German has faced in his career, and despite it being a narrow unanimous decision (115-112, 115-112, 114-113), the facts are that Harutyunyan never looked like winning the fight.

Artem Harutyunyan To beat Shakur Stevenson

+1100

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Shakur Stevenson vs. Artem Harutyunyan Betting Odds Picks and Predictions

In his last contest, Shakur Stevenson won the WBC Lightweight world title with a unanimous decision win over Edwin De Los Santos in November 2023. The fight wasn’t one for the ages. In fact, it is regarded as one of the worst in recent times.

If that version of Stevenson turns up to fight Harutyunyan, then we could be in for a long night. But we believe that was just Stevenson being ultra-cautious to ensure he got his hands on the belt.

The champion can’t be that poor again, especially if he wants to get his big fight against Gervonta Davis. The crowd at the Prudential Center will also want to be entertained.

We believe that Stevenson will want to put on a show and make a fight with Davis a sure thing. So we expect him to be more adventurous.

The result isn't in doubt for us. It's what is the method of Stevenson's victory.

With a huge gulf in class, we say that Stevenson will want to send a message to the boxing world. Our betting pick is a win for Shakur Stevenson by KO/TKO/DQ.

Shakur Stevenson To beat Artem Harutyunyan by KO/TKO/DQ

-120

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