Both his parents are black with non Spanish names.. infact they both have Muslim first names.
Alot of people think that but Shahid is not his real father breh
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Less than a month before he was scheduled to fight for the world title, a milestone he had dreamed about achieving for much of his life, Shakur Stevenson suffered a terrible loss.
His father, Alfredo Rivera, died on Sept. 29.
Rivera was absent for much of his son’s life, but the two reconnected when Stevenson was about 16 years old. Never, though, was there a total forgiveness and a full acceptance into each other’s lives.
There were old wounds that were difficult to heal. So while they’d spoken over the last six years or so, their relationship wasn’t typical.
“We had a little bit of a relationship,” is how Stevenson put it.
Stevenson will fight Joet Gonzalez for the vacant WBO featherweight world title on Saturday (10 p.m. ET, ESPN+) in Reno, Nevada, in the main event of a Top Rank-promoted card. Stevenson, a silver medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has the potential to be a breakout star.
He’s fast-handed and slick in the ring and his power is quickly developing. He’s