Shakur Stevenson has “Fesure” On the question of whether Gervonta Davis will win his revenge match with Lamont Roach on August 16. Stevenson (23-0, 11 kos) has a selfish concern: he wants his mega-money fight against Tank Davis, which cannot happen if he loses the revenge match with Roach. He will leave Shakur with limited options.
Impact of the upset tank
Shakur said that a fight between him and Gervonta is “The biggest boxing fight. “If Davis loses against Roach, Shakur will have to go in a different direction because the fight of tanks will no longer have the interest he has made.
“I know that me and tank is the big fight, so that worries me in the fact that I do not have the opportunity to fight it as an undefeated fighter with Lamont Roach before him,” said Shakur Stevenson to Ring Magazine About his nervousness about Gervonta Davis who potentially lost against Lamont Roach in their revenge match and then had the chance to fight him. “But we will see. Maybe he’s going and makes it an easy fight.”
Well, if Tank Davis lost against Roach in their revenge on August 16, it is not the end of the world. It would just mean that Shakur might have to wait for them to fight a trilogy. A third Davis-Roach fight could be staged in November or December. In the meantime, Stevenson could fight one of the best contenders, like Andy Cruz, Jadier Herrera, Abdullah Mason or Tevin Farmer. These are all difficult fights, but if Shakur is “the best boxing fighter” as he always says, he should be able to beat all these guys.
“It’s a big fight. I think oscar [De La Hoya] known [William] Zepeda is really against Here, but obviously, the figures were logical for them to roll the dice, ”said promoter Eddie Hearn to Fight Hub TV About the promotions of Golden Boy feeling that it was worth allowing the undefeated William Zepeda to fight Shakur Stevenson on the map of July 12.
On paper, it is an easier fight for Zepeda than his last two competitions against Tevin Farmer. Shakur does not have the size, power or robustness of the farmer. The only thing he does better than farming is moving, and he has moved a lot. If Tevin had moved more than in these two battles, he would have been hooked by fans.
He did enough to prevent fans from making it known. The farmer is much more courageous as a fighter than Shakur, and has always done so. Zepeda has less to worry about Shakur than in his fights against the hard -hitting farmer.
Zepeda is different
“I think without the Ring magazine or the Riyadh season, I don’t think about this fight [Shakur vs. Zepeda] would have happened, if I am honest. But Zepeda is a big fighter. I think on style, it’s an excellent match, especially for Shakur Stevenson. He’s a guy who is a great counterpunch. He obviously likes fighters who come to him. Zepeda is a whole action, very aggressive and launches a huge amount of punches. I think it’s a very good fight.
Shakur and Hearn could live to regret making this fight with William Zepeda because he is an animal very different from the best guys he fought during his eight -year professional career. Stevenson’s best guys fought are these fighters:
– Edwin de los santos
– Artur Harutyunyan
– Jamel Herring
– Joet Gonzalez
– Oscar Valdez
– Robson Conceicao
It is a fairly soft group when you compare them to the young puncher of Zepeda volume. It is stronger than these fighters and throws much more punches. Unless Shakur plans to run from him overnight, he has a nightmarish fight in front of him.
“This is the last fight of our existing agreement,” said Hearn about the contract of two fights between Matchroom and Stevenson ending with his fight against Zepeda. “So we will work from now on to fight and beyond to try to keep it in Matchroom. Obviously, we have an excellent relationship,” said Hearn.
Turki Alashikh will have to help in the fight against Gervonta Davis, because Hearn cannot invest money to meet the expectations of Tank and Shakur for this struggle. If the fight is not done, it will be interesting to see who Shakur fights for the rest of his career at 135. He is not large enough to climb the weight categories to 140 and 147.
Impact of Stevenson’s hand injury
His fragile hands are also a problem. So that Shakur fights against high -level fighters, he must be able to throw strong enough to be wary of attacking him aggressively. He cannot do that if he protects his glass hands and is unable to launch with a power.
“If you said to Shakur,” in your opinion, who is the best promoter in the world and who would you like to be? “He said:” Eddie and Matchroom “. But if we cannot conclude an agreement, it would change very quickly.
If Shakur stays with Match can be summed up to find out if they can fight the Tank Davis fight. Tank and Conor Benn clashes are the most interested.
Stevenson did not talk about wanting to fight the other best light weights, Keyshawn Davis, Raymond Muratalla, Andy Cruz and Abdullah Mason. He was very calculated since he went to 135 in 2023, pushing only for Tank Davis and Vasily Lomachenko. He refused dangerous fights against Jadier Herrera and Ernesto Mercado to fight Josh Padley. It shows you that Shakur does not want to be beaten before he fought against Tank Davis.
Last update on 05/18/2025
