Shakur Stevenson says he will move to 140, Detrone WBO champion Theofimo Lopez, then evacuate and give the belt to his friend Keyhawn Davis.
Fans on social media criticized Shakur (24-0, 11 COs) on Saturday after hearing his plans to give the WBO Light Welterweight Belt to Keyshawn if he captures it. Former WBO lightweight champion Keyshawn was stripped of his title on June 6 when he missed weight by £ 4.3, at 139.3 pounds for his title defense against Edwin de Los Santos.
Win the belt for Keyshawn
Keyshawn (13-0, 9 food) requested the WBO to be installed as the no. 1-trigger at 140. He wants to challenge theofimo for his belt. The WBO has not yet made a decision on Davis’s request. If they did, they would move Keyshawn before the current #1 Alfredo Santiago.
“I’m going to beat Teo, get the (WBO Light Welterweight) title, and I’m going to evacuate, and Keyshawn can get the belt. It will be his belt,” Shakur Stevenson said Thedivinehook About his plans to go up to 140, deprive WBO champion Theofimo Lopez and then give the title to his ‘brother’ Keyshawn Davis.
Shakur can’t just give the WBO title to KeyShawn. This is not how it is done. He can evacuate the title so that Keyshawn can fight the highest selected contender.
It is doubtful whether Shakur will defeat theofimo. We also do not know if the fight will be fed. If Stevenson Lopez defeated and then evacuated, Keyshawn could possibly fight for the belt against a designated contender for the WBO’s rankings. Of course, it assumes that the WBO gives Keyshawn’s petition to become #1.
Barely make 135
“This is the section of Keyshawn. I want him to do everything,” Stevenson said when asked if he would be unwilling at 140. “Yes, I’m a 135 pound. I’m not a 140,” Shakur said if he would go back to the lightweight division. “I’m hardly a 135 to be honest with you.”
Keyshawn must be able to win its own belt at 140. He doesn’t need Shakur to help him. If theofimo is out of the picture, Keyshawn will have a good chance of beating the 2-sized Isaac Cruz for the vacant WBO belt.
“I talked to Teo and he said it was going to happen,” Stevenson said about him and Theofimo Lopez fighting next. “He is the Ring Magazine champion at 140. He is the man in the division. I am a risk maker. I like to take risks. I want to go in the ring. I wouldn’t say I could lose because I don’t feel like I can lose.
“Has the risk of fearing to lose higher or greater than it would usually be if I get an opponent without name, or a man who is not very big. I think that afraid money doesn’t make money, and I feel like the teo he is the perfect man for which I can awaken the challenge for the challenge for the challenge
Last updated on 08/31/2025
