Shakur Stevenson proudly boasted to the media that he “barely got touched” in his successful title defense of his WBC lightweight belt last Saturday night with his ninth-round technical knockout victory over Josh Padley at The Venue in Riyadh.
WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson (23-0, 11 KOs) insists that Turki Alalshikh wants to make the fight between him and Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis following Shakur’s three-knockdown, ninth-round technical knockout victory over his little-known backup opponent Josh Padley (15-1, 4 KOs) on Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.
David Benavidez sent a message to fans today, letting them know he’ll be ringside on Saturday, “scoping out” the Beterbiev vs.
Promoter Eddie Hearn was pouring it on thick, praising Shakur Stevenson by comparing him to Sugar Ray Leonard during Thursday’s final press conference for Shakur’s fight against Josh Padley this Saturday, February 22nd, in Riyadh.
WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson says he doesn’t know too much about his replacement opponent Josh Padley for their 12-round fight on Saturday, February 22nd, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Keyshawn Davis has changed his tune about not being interested in fighting his friend Shakur Stevenson. After hearing Shakur say he wants an offer from Turki Alalshikh to fight him, Keyshawn told him to “send the offer then.”
Trainer Derek ‘Bozy’ Ennis denies there was ever talk about him fighting Vergil Ortiz Jr. or Teofimo Lopez. He says that was fake news that may have sprung up Ennis’s last fight against Karen Chukhadzhian on November 9th.
Shakur Stevenson is reportedly looking for a replacement to defend his WBC lightweight title on DAZN PPV on Saturday because his initially scheduled opponent, Floyd Schofield, has suffered an illness.
Floyd Schofield says Shakur Stevenson is an emotional, hyper-sensitive “Diva” with a developmental level of seven years. Besides that, he says he doesn’t like Shakur because he’s “ignorant.
IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis says he’s going into his “Mr. Catchabody mode” as he begins preparing for his unification fight against WBA 147-lb champion on April 12th at the Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey.