The WBC champion in the lightweight category of Shakur Stevenson received the first fight of his contract with two fights with Eddie Hearn last Saturday, stopping the electrician Josh Padley (15-1, 4 ko) in the ninth round. Now, it is up to Hearn that the fight for money is delivered to Shakur (23-0, 11 ko) against the WBA 135 LB Gervont Davis champion.
Hearn’s investment
If Eddie cannot deliver the fight against Shakur tanks, it will be interesting to see who he is fighting with. Shakur only struggled with one decent name from moving to 135, Edwin de Los Santos and looked terrible in that fight. Andy Cruz was ranked #1 A candidate at the WBC for Shakur’s belt, and Hearn was very quiet in the fight between them. You can guess why. Shakur is a more useful money for the battle against Tank Davis than Cruz born in Cuba, which is not yet well known and does not receive a strong promotional incentive of the match.
Built for cash in a tank
If Hearn let Cruz fight Stevenson, he would probably have won him and destroy his dreams about the fight against Tenk Davis. He knows that Shakur is very flawless and that is why he was so interested in harmonizing him with Joe Cordin last October, Floyd Schofield and then Electrician Josh Padley. The opposition pattern is offered to Shakur, and it is clear that He is protected So Hearn can make the tank Davis fight.
Hearn needs Turki Alalshikh to get interested in fighting tank vs. Stevenson because it is impossible without him. That would be too financial risk, because Shakur is not a PPV draw. All customers would come from Gervont’s side, and his PPV numbers were always on the low side of the spectrum except his fight against Ryan Garcia.
Shakur’s Title with three divisions wins
-Laged: Edwin de los Santos for WBC 135-B belt
-Prho Pernate Weight: Jamel Herring for WBO 130 LB Title
-Perone weight: Joet Gonzalez, Win WBO 126 LB belt
The star is made
Stevenson’s three world titles have come against the lack of opposition, which devows his belts. The worldwide status of the Shakura World Champion would mean more if he wins the high -level fighters, but the three that beat up are not guys at the level. These are the same things we have seen from Adrien Broner, who won four worldwide division titles by beating smaller fighters. For naive fans born yesterday, this is all about promotional maneuvering Future for fighters like Shakur and Broner. How to produce a star 101.
“He is 27 years old, in his premiere, a world champion in three divisions, is a super talented fighter. He has a background as an amateur and struggled with a lot of good as a professional,” said Dan Rafael Dan Ring Magazine. Now, it’s about going after the biggest and best fights. We hope I can make those matches, whoever they are against. “
You can throw out Shakur’s world titles with three divisions as important, because he is not special enough to win those belts.
“Obviously he talked after a fight that he wanted Tank Davis. It’s on the same schedule as Shakur. Tank fights in a few days [against Lamong Roach this Saturday, March 1st in Brooklyn, New York]. That would obviously be a big fight.
“Shakur against a thin is the biggest, most respected fight that you can make immediately between the US champions. I think that every quarrel can happen to the Saudi money.
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– boxing boxing 25. February 2025
“Remember, it’s been over when Canelo Alvarez said, ‘No, thank you. I don’t care about anything with the Saudis. ‘He did his own, and guess what? He now has a four -fighting contract with Turks, and is fighting on one of their tickets that appears in May [against IBF super middleweight champion William Scull]Planned September fighting Terrence Crawford and two more fights in 2026.
“In boxing, it’s usually about money, and if money is there, I’m sure you can get Gervont Davis and Shakur Stevenson together in the ring. If money is there, any quarrel can be guided,” Rafael said.
Last time updated 25.02.2025
