By: Sean Crose
The plot thickens. Now that Gervonta Davis has knocked out Ryan Garcia – with a physique shot, no much less – persons are in search of the Next. Big. Fight. Truth is, they’re going to get a fairly large one when undisputed light-weight champion Devin Haney takes on former titlist Vasyl Lomachenko on May twentieth in Las Vegas. Long story quick – the winner of this match could find yourself squaring off towards Davis within the close to future. Yet there’s extra than simply Davis, Haney and Lomachenko who’re hovering in and across the light-weight division, trying to be the final man standing as soon as the mud settles. Former multi division titlist Shakur Stevenson is now a light-weight as effectively. And some are already calling him the very best of the very proficient bunch.
“They know I’m here. They’re just ignoring me,” Stevenson informed FightHub concerning potential future competitors. “I’m ready to fight whoever.” For a genuinely good natured kind, Stevenson is one who has no downside telling folks how he thinks it’s, particularly those that are vital. “Y’all don’t know nothing about boxing,” he stated. “The media is bad.” As far as Stevenson sees it, he’s at some extent in his profession the place he can face high notch competitors…and fights with excessive caliber opponents don’t at all times come to crushing conclusions.
“When you find higher level appointments,” he continued, “it’s a lot harder for you to catch the knockouts.” And Stevenson doesn’t want a knockout victory with the intention to really feel glad together with his work. “All that matters is who at the end of the day is the winner,” he says. “They’re not going to remember if you knock him out, they’re going to remember you won.” After defeating Shuichiro Yoshino earlier this month, Stevenson seems conscious of the truth that his future opponents could now be thought of a few of the finest within the enterprise.
“I gotta make sure that I’m on top of my game because there’s a lot of great fighters in the (lightweight) division,” he stated. He then indicated that he plans on staying at light-weight for some time. “I’m a little 135,” he acknowledged. “I’m not moving up anytime soon.” That, in fact, could be superb information for Stevenson, in addition to very unhealthy information for his future opponents. The man merely has to remain on the high of his recreation no matter who he could be dealing with – if, in fact, he can. The light-weight division has some heavyweight competitors inside its ranks lately.
