Eddie Hearn reiterated that Shakur Stevenson’s three-fight plan in 2025 is to run a gauntlet against Floyd Schofield, William Zepedo and Gervont Davis.
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Tank’s requirements
Hearn described Shakur (22-0, 10 KOS) as a “A wonderful fighter“And he’s open to setting up a Gervonta Davis fight where he has the ‘best chance’ for a fight. It’s going to take a lot of money to get Tank Davis to agree to fight Stevenson because he won’t want to face the track star unless he’s paid $100 million, as he stated.
This could mean the fight will be on Amazon Prime PPV. However, it is too early to start talking about a tanking Shakur fight, as Shakur can be undone against the young Lion Schofield (18-0, 12 KO) on February 22nd in their Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 In Riyadh.
If Stevenson wins the fight, he still has to beat No. 1 lightweight contender William Zepedo (32-0, 27 KOs), and that won’t be easy. With Zepeda’s bulk, body penetration and ability to cut off the ring against runners, he will get to Stevenson no matter how many moves he uses.
Shakur doesn’t possess the power or work rate to match Zepeda. If Newark, New Jersey native Stevenson runs all night like he did against Edwin de Los Santos, Jeremiah Nakathilia and Joet Gonzales, his stock will drop lower than ever.
Even if Shakur wins against Zepeda, the fans would see it as a loss because he would be revoltedAnd the boxing world would see the fight on Dazna. I predict he ends badly for Stevenson in 2025, his reputation as a runner ruining Hearn’s best laid plans, making him the stock and equivalent of a leper.
Hearn’s plan
“The plan for Shakur Stevenson is Schofield, Zepeda, Gervonta. It’s in 2025, and that fight is going to be one of the biggest fights in the world, because Gervonta Davis is an incredible fighter, and so is Shakur. He’s just a wonderful fighter. Let’s go. there first. And wherever the best fighting opportunity lies,” said Eddie Hearn @sean_zittel.
