Shakur Stevenson says he has one fight over his contract with the match room, and he wants the fight against Gerrvonta Davis, William Zepeda or Lamont Roach. It doesn’t look good for Eddie Hearn-promoted Stevenson (23-0, 11 COs) to get any of the opponents in his final battle.
Tank and Roach are likely to fight against a rematch next time. None of them will take a match against Stevenson because there is too much fan interest to see a second clash between them. The WBC Tuesday lightweight champion Zepeda (32-0, 27 CO’s) re-broadcast against Tevin Farmer on March 29 in Cancun, Mexico. It’s still too early to know if he and his promoters want to fight at Golden Boy Shakur.
Alternative battles
– Andy Cruz
– Raymond Muratalla
– Abdullah Mason
– Edwin de Los Santos
– Joe Cordina
Shakur may have to Take what hearn can dig for him, which may be another British fighter like Josh Padley, The man he just fought. Hearn can easily produce that kind of fighters for Shakur, but he must be willing to lower his expectations a little.
League Leap?
We know that Hearn pushed hard for WBA lightweight champion Tank Davis to fight against Shakur, but it doesn’t happen unless Turki Alalshikh is interested in fighting. I don’t think he will do it.
WBC lightweight champion Shakur does not say whether he would be pleasant to fight his fight ‘Brother’ Keyshawn Davis or some of the talented contenders such as Andy Cruz, Raymond Muratalla, Abdullah Mason or Edwin de Los Santos. Olympic silver medalist Stevenson in 2016 has not yet mentioned that he wants to fight one of the guys in his final battle of his contract because he is looking for the big fish.
“If he stays at 147 the fight will never happen,” Shakur Stevenson said Cigar talk About a fight between him and Devin Haney who never happens if Dev prefers to stay at 147.
Haney (31-0, 15 KO) will never return to the divisions of 140 or 135 pounds at this stage of his career. He fights against Jose Ramirez on May 2 on the map of Turki Alalshikh, and then possibly against Ryan Garcia in October. It is unrealistic to assume that Haney will fall back to lightweight to fight against Shakur.
Dream matches
‘I also don’t want to experience in contract details, but I have one more fight (with Eddie Hearn’s matchbox), but it must be (William) Zepeda or tank. However, I hear about tank that someone else is fighting, ”says Shakur.
‘If not, I can even switch it and ask for Lamont (Roach). I think that’s the fight, ”Shakur continued. “I’m very cool with Lamont. We got a friendship. I have known Lamont for years and years. What he just did (against Gervonta Davis) was surprising to see. He gave a wonderful performance, I would like to show that I am above him too. ‘
Shakur does not say whether he will be with Hearn for another short contract with three struggles, but it does not appear to be. He probably hopes that Turki will offer him big money to join his new league, which he can live to regret if he does.
If Dana White is serious about wanting fighters in this new Boxing League to fight ‘the best’, Shakur will not do well if it means someone is facing well. It would be a disaster to tackle someone two divisions bigger than him.
Turki likes to make strange pairings between fighters from different weight classes, and he can get an idea of putting Shakur into someone like Welterweight Jaron Ennis, which would be a complete mismatch.
Again, Shakur with Turki can be a disaster for him. The Dana White UFC model to the ‘Best vs. Best ‘facing, doesn’t work for a poor puncher like Shakur, which would have slides to beat him if he faced real sharks. He has had it easy so far with the match room and the top rank. They protected Shakur and protected him from the cruel reality of how life is when he fights hungry, ambitious fighters with power.
Stevenson faced only one puncher in his career, De Los Santos, and he was thrown out of the venue. You just know that if he signs with Turki, he will set himself up with murderers with one -time power, and it won’t end up for him.
Last updated on 03/09/2025
