Shakur Stevenson’s next move: Theofimo Lopez Ducks, Gervonta Davis Ghosting, and who’s left?

Shakur Stevenson seems to put a self -motivational message on X to let fans know that he’s on point “Close back in” After enjoying his victory shot of his best victory over William Zepeda last month in Queens.

Why Theofimo Lopez fell silent

The battle that Shakur (24-0, 11 costs) hoped to have next against Theofimo Lopez does not seem to happen. Teo became quiet, probably because he admitted the hopeless situation he would have been when he fought Stevenson on one of Turki Alalshikh’s Riyadh season cards.

The way in which judges achieved Shakur’s fight against the highly volume-push Zepeda (32-1, 27 COs), in which he was exceeded by the Mexican veilers in each round, showed what Lopez would face if he fought against Newark, New Jersey, in the New Jersey.

Mayweather-esque scoring

Shakur is now receiving the old Mayweather treatment with the standings. This means that he cannot be beaten by a decision from someone on the planet, no matter how bad he is. Reviewers love that retro mayweather-esque style.

Zepeda riddled shakur With all night with shots, he finds himself at the end of a running 12 round decision. Theofimo probably saw the standings for that battle and said to Himsellf: ‘Forget it. I don’t want to get the zepeda treatment. ‘

Stevenson has not mentioned any other options yet. He has proclaimed Gerrvonta Davis for the past three years, but that will not happen. With Tank and Theofimo that is apparently not an option, Shakur is likely to draw his attention to a fight against Lamont Roach Jr.

He was one of the three fighters on his hit list he recently posted. The other is Andy cruzBut Stevenson is not about to fight the talented Olympic gold medal of 2020. #1 WBC-approved Cruz can do everything Shakur can do, but with more punching power.

Why Roach Jr. not selling ppv

The problem with using Roach (25-1-2, 10 COs) as his opponent is that it is not a fight that would sell on PPV. Unless Turki is willing to pay Shakur a gold mine for this battle, it is not worth targeting. The reason is that you cannot take two defensive fighters and place against each other. It is poison for the eyes. These battles do not sell in this era of boxing, in which fans expect to be entertained.

If Turki is a Working time machine And place Shakur & Roach on board, he was able to return them to the early 1990s before the invention of the Internet. At the time, fans had few options for entertainment, and they looked at two defensive fighters fighting in a chess match.

Stevenson needs someone who would like to see the public. He would be good if Turki is willing to finance the fight and put it on one of his lower cards for a popular fighter. It is not one that can pair.

Shakur’s best battle options

1. Andy cruz
2. Abdullah Mason
3. Floyd Schofield jr.
4. Raymond Muratalla
5. Gary Antuanne Russell
6. Richardson Hitchins

Time to join the champion, let’s get it that your dreams are approaching, then always #Chasinglegacy

– Shakur Stevenson (@shakurstevenson) August 12, 2025