Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero says Gervonta Davis shouldn’t waste his time fighting Shakur Stevenson because he will “jump” around the ring like he did in his fight against Edwin De Los Santos.
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.
Boxing fans the world over sure got a great show last night/afternoon, depending on your location, this as “The Last Crescendo” delivered.
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.
Former WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) became the new undisputed champion on Saturday night, beating previously undefeated champ Artur Beterbiev (21-1, 20 KOs) by a highly competitive 12-round majority decision in their clash at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Terence Crawford says he’s confident that WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson will defeat Josh Padley tonight, and he’ll then beat WBA champ Gervonta Davis in a unification match in his next fight.
The official weigh-in ahead of tomorrow night’s huge DAZN PPV card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has taken place, and the big men of the sport really did raise some eyebrows with their respective weights.
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.”