Stevenson tops Caraballo in sport’s Vegas return

As expected, Shakur Stevenson dominated Felix Caraballo over six one-sided rounds at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, in what was the return of boxing to the city.

Stevenson (14-0, 8 KOs) was sharp from the very beginning, muting the aggression of Caraballo (13-2-2, 9 KOs), who tried to press Stevenson early, but was met with wide variety of sharp and accurate punches that were seemingly coming in all directions and with great accuracy.

After softening the body for a few rounds, it was a digging left to the stomach of Caraballo that had him on his knees. At that point the fight was waved off by referee Tony Weeks.

This was a non-title affair for Stevenson, who is the reigning WBO featherweight champion. Las Vegas had not hosted a boxing event since Feb. 22, when Tyson Fury knocked out Deontay Wilder in seven rounds.