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Shakur Stevenson given 20 day deadline for fight against former world champion or risks losing title

Shakur Stevenson has been ordered to fulfil the first mandatory defence of his WBO super-lightweight world title. The Newark southpaw moved up from lightweight – subsequently being stripped of his WBC belt in that division – to face Teofimo Lopez back in January.

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