He would remain undefeated over his next twelve fights until a loss to Marcos Primera, who stopped him in the eighth and final round on July 20, 2006.
[4] On November 2, 2013, Stevens received his first world title opportunity when he faced WBA and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin.
As was predicted, their fight immediately broke down into an all-out slugfest, but it was Lemieux who scored a brutal one-punch knockout in round three.
[6] In his next fight, Stevens fought Carlos Jairo Cruz in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.
However, his win was overshadowed by the home crowd which charged in the ring right after the announcement, attacking Stevens and his team, who managed to escape to the dressing room.