Shakur Stevenson has been strangely quiet since William Zepeda’s victory last Saturday night over Tevin Farmer in Cancun, Mexico. The WBC lightweight champion Shakur (23-0, 11 COs) wants the Zepeda match next time, but it would be a bad step on his part to look desperate, which would indicate to Golden Boy that he considered him a sure victory.
Of the warning of the hoya
If you are Oscar de la Hoya, take note of Shakur’s silence over Zepeda as a red flag. This is a clear sign that he sees the Mexican volume puncher as a starter to use as a tool to get the mega-pay day he chased against Gervonta Davis.
If Shakur does not have confidence in beating someone, he completely rejects them as unworthy or does not call their name at all. Stevenson never discusses fighters like Andy Cruz, Raymond Muratalla and Abullah Mason. It is Threats to his reign And the potential for the money fight for which he was against Gervonta Davis on the campaign.
‘Untouchable’ enemies
It is The untouchable class for Shakur, which, despite she boasts about himself, like a sneaking spider with his choice of opponents. We saw that Stevenson recently chose to use Josh Padley as his replacement opponent after his selected choice, and 22-year-old beginner Floyd Schofield moved from their February 22 match in Riyadh.
Shakur could have fought the loud knock -out artist Herrera CoresBut he chose the poor Puncher Padley. A man with Herrera’s power only has to land once to strike an opponent. So, even if Stevenson misses him most of the time, he will eventually make contact with a bomb to get him to sleep. Therefore, Herrera was avoided in favor of the feather -resistant Padley.
Zepeda took too many shots of the very defeated old gatekeeper, Farmer, to be seen as a threat to defeat Shakur. Unless the money for the fight against Stevenson is outside this world, Golden Boy Promotions should focus on positioning Zepeda to challenge Tank Davis for his WBA belt. Shakur is too defensive for William’s fighting style to be effective.
Last updated on 03/30/2025
