Theofimo Lopez responded to Shakur Stevenson’s dismissive “Lil Dude” reference to him by saying that Snac would not help him if they were fighting in January.
This is the first time that the WBO lights have given Welterweight Champion The Aofimo (22-1, 13 COs) a date for when he wants to fight Shakur. We will see if Stevenson is willing to fight Lopez in a stationary one-on-one style as he did his last opponent, William Zepeda, on July 12. Shakur has hit a lot in that fight, more than 300 times. It was not shots blocked by him unless you think it is blocked.
Turki’s value for its millions
It will still be required of Turki Alalshikh to get the money for Lopez and Stevenson (24-0, 11 COs) by fighting. TEO will not agree to a wage reduction of the $ 10 million he has for his title defense against Arnold Barboza jr. On May 2.
With the money that Alalshikh Shakur is going to pay, he does not want him to Jerry-esque Performance of 12 rounds to run the ring. He wants value for the millions he pays Stevensons, and he is ready to expect it. It would look so bad if Shakur was thrown out of the venue that night if he preferred to run. I can see Turki in the front row, Stef of anger at the spectacle. He will probably tell himself, “I should have known better than to use Shakur.”
This should make Shakur happy that Lopez now openly says that he plans to fight against him. He has been uninterrupted for the past two weeks in an effort to get a payday.
Stevenson’s focus on the payday
Stevenson prefers to look for the money rather than defending his WBC lightweight title against his top three contenders:
- Andy cruz
- Ricardo nunez
- Herrera Cores
“Snac won’t help you.”
‘It’s going to feel good if this’ lil dude’ makes you its’ lil b *** ‘in January! I suggest you take all the snacs you can take, and even that won’t help, ‘Tells Theofimo Lopez XBack to Shakur Stevenson’s comment.
You called me out lil dude i said i’m off 🤫 https://t.co/aggra1w2oy
– Shakur Stevenson (@shakurstevenson) August 7, 2025
Last updated on 08/07/2025
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