Shakur Stevenson dominates Shuichiro Yoshino in Six

Stevenson dropped Sho Ishikawa twice in the second and fourth rounds en route to a sixth-round technical knockout.

Referee Allen Huggins halted the fight at 1:35 of the 6th round due to Yoshino's lack of aggression.

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Yoshino's protest was met with cheers from Stevenson's hometown crowd.

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Stevenson's victory earned him a 135-pound title shot.

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Stevenson challenged reporters to get in the ring with him to prove his power.

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I knew it was going to be a short night when I saw him go down, but I was trying to stay patient and make sure every shot counted.

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Stevenson becomes WBC mandatory challenger for Haney or Lomachenko.

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Stevenson is ranked third by WBC, Lomachenko number one, Yoshino fourth.

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Stevenson dropped Yoshino with a left-right combination in the fourth round, but he beat Huggins' count and made it to the fifth round.

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