A mission with one battle: Shakur Stevenson’s move to 140 pounds to challenge Theofimo Lopez and give the title to KeyShawn Davis

Shakur Stevenson says he wants to prove to the public that he is the best fighter on ‘Earth’ if he faces Theofimo Lopez in what he believes will be in January 2026.

Stevenson (24-0, 11 costs) mentions that his struggle with the WBO lights welterweight champion TheOFIMO (22-1, 13 COs) is ‘bigger’ than anything else in boxing. It will be the most important event if it happens.

Shakur, 28, will move to 140 for the first time to challenge Lopez for his WBO Light Welterweight title. He does not intend to stay in this weight class. Stevenson says he, after beating theofimo, will give the WBO title to his friend Keyhawn Davis. It will be interesting to see, and it will go well with fans, I’m sure.

The throne of the king is waiting

‘Once the business people are ready to seal the agreement, the agreement will be done. The battle takes place. We want to be King. We want to be where Bud Crawford is. Early 26. I like January, ”Shakur Stevenson told the Ariel Helwani Channel about when he will fight Theofimo Lopez.

Without Turki Alalshikh interested in Shakur and or Theofimo, they will not get the opportunities presented to Terence Crawford. He only fought on two of Turki’s cards, but he paid a fortune in those fights.

If Turki sees Stevenson and Lopez on his favorite list, it will be where Crawford is financially and receives massive pay days. Stevenson is unlikely to become an undisputed champion like Crawford without being in the perfect position to collect all the belts at the same time without tackling any of the risky fighters.

“We can fight everywhere as long as the fight sells. I just want to prove to the world I am the best fighter on planet Earth. That’s what the business people are doing, ”Stevenson said when asked if there was a location.

A heel popularity

It is admirable that Shakur wants to show fans that he is “the best fighter” in boxing in his competition against Theofimo. I believe that it is unaccuined with Stevenson’s fighting style, which is too definitely focused. If Shakur can continue to place on X regularly and conduct many interviews and boast about himself, he can become a bigger star outside the ring in a Wwe-type way by being a heel or ominous character. This is probably one of the most important factors why Shakur is popular.

I do not believe it is because of his fighting style, performances or the opposition he faced during his career. This is the way he boasts about himself, as an unbearable narcissist and who does not have self -awareness.

“Yes, sure. I don’t think anything in boxing is bigger than me and Teo right now, ‘Shakur said when asked if his clash with Lopez would be the most important event.

It’s good to know that Shakur is back on the headlines. His last two fights against William Zepeda and Josh Padley were placed on lower cards in 2025. With Theofimo’s popularity, it makes sense for Turki Alalshikh to make it a main event. Even if Shakur is not popular with the mainstream box fans, The Aofimo’s Star Power will make up the difference.

Head lying down without boe

Shakur must continue to fight in a stationary style as he showed on July 12 in his last battle against Zepeda, so that he must become a must-watch TV to bomb shows that do not bombard, and fans go out early in large numbers.

It is essential that Stevenson does not walk around the ring and turns the competition into a Tom and Jerry style. The way Stevenson was thrown in his fighting against Edwin de Los Santos and Jeremiah Nakathilia left a lasting impression on fans.