Top Rank boss, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, has been around the sport for decades, since the mid-1960s, and as such, Arum knows talent when he sees it; he knows special talent when he sees it.
Top Rank will announce WBO lightweight champion Keyshawn Davis’s next fight this Friday, April 18th, for June 7th at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.
WBO lightweight champion Keyshawn Davis’ promoters at Top Rank have picked the #13 spot for his first title defense against Edwin De Los Santos on June 7th in Norfolk, Virginia.
Edwin De Los Santos revealed that he’ll challenge WBO lightweight champion Keyshawn Davis on June 7th in his hometown. He says the contract for the fight will be sent to him today, and he’ll take it.
Trainer Robert Garcia says Shakur Stevenson will be more avoided than ever after his stinker, safety-first performance against Edwin De Los Santos on November 16th in their world title fight in Las Vegas.
Blair Cobbs feels it’s a bad time for the sport to have Shakur Stevenson front & center headlining cards and boring fans with his safety-first, “retreating” style that he uses
Cobbs says that the performance that Shakur (21-0, 10 KOs) put in last Thursday night against Edwin De Los Santos was his “baseline,” as that’s how he always fights.
As fans who watched are well aware, Shakur Stevenson’s winning of the vacant WBC lightweight title came after a duller-than-dull fight.
Shakur Stevenson’s “run for the roses” at the T-Mobile Arena was more like a snooze fest than a boxing match! It’s like Stevenson thought he was in a game of tag rather than a fight.
Shakur Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) looked beyond horrible on Thursday night, beating Edwin De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) by a highly questionable twelve round unanimous decision in a timid performance to win the vacant WBC lightweight crowd at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
In one of the most boxing title fights in memory, Shakur Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs), the ESPN house fighter, defeated Edwin De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) by an incredibly boring twelve round unanimous decision to claim the vacant WBC lightweight title at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.