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“Then, we will make it happen”: Eddie Hearna’s determination to organize Benn vs. Clash Stevenson

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1 year ago

May 15, 2025

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Promoter Eddie Hearn says that Conor Benn and Shakur Stevenson contacted him, and they both claim that they are interested in fighting. Initially, Ben (23-1, 14 KO) called in social media Shakur (23-0, 11 KO), saying if you want to “do it on?” Benn says that he plays and is interested in fighting after he defends himself against William Zepeda on July 12 at the Louis Armstrong stadium in Queens, Fresh York.

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Benn vs. Shakur: Next?

Hearn says he is interested in the fight Benn vs. Shakur. If Stevenson cannot then fight Gervont Davis, he may as well go to 147 or 154 to fight Conor Bennem. The money that Shakur would get for this fight would be greater than any can be obtained by 135, except Tank Davis.

“I talked to Shakur. It’s witty. They both wrote to me today about a fight,” said Eddie Hearn Boxing news About Shakur Stevenson and Conor Benn, contacting him at the same time about the fight between them. “Conor shot me the text, saying,” Have you seen it? “

Shakur distributes a lot of size if he agrees to fight Benne at the age of 154. For Stevenson to have a chance to win, the fight must take place at 147 or with weight 143 to 145.

The question is: will Benn and Shakur go without beating? Hearn says that Conor and Chris Eubank Jr. They will probably meet in the rematch on September 27. Benn has already lost to Eubank Jr. April 26. Defeating for the second time will hurt its values if it is a more one -sided failure.

Stevenson has a complex fight on July 12 against William Zedaie in Queens, Fresh York. This fight will be complex for him because of the power of Zepeda, a enormous amount of foam and its aggressiveness. He is not afraid of hitting. So Shakur can’t count on the fact that he refrains like Edwin de Los Santos.

Simultaneous texts: sign?

“Shakur sent me a message, saying,” I will fight him. ” He spoke around 147. I saw about 154 things. “Conor has Eubank. Then we will make it this will happen. Everyone wants to fight Conor Bennem. Shakur is one of the best pound fighters in the world. Let’s fight great. “

Many fighters want to fight Conor for four reasons:

The money will be good
He is still inexperienced and defective
One-dimensional crime-all shots in pots
No game

“Yes, we expect it,” said Hearn, asked if Eubank Jr. vs. Benn will take place next. “We were told that September 27 is a probable date. His Excellency [Turki Alalshikh] He said he was living on the air and we expect it to happen in September. “

Last updated 05/14/2025

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Robert Garcia Analyzes Tim Tszyus Odds Against Erislandy Lara | Boxing News

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2 hours ago

November 7, 2026

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"Robert Garcia Analyzes Tim Tszyu's Odds Against Erislandy Lara | Boxing News"

Tim Tszyu seeks to become Australia’s third multi-divisional boxing world champion when he competes for Erislandy Lara’s WBA middleweight title next month, and ahead of the action, trainer Robert Garcia has offered his thoughts on the fight.

Tszyu lost his WBO super-welterweight title in a defeat to Sebastian Fundora back in 2024 and twice failed to reclaim 154lb honours, both against Bakhram Murtazaliev and in a rematch with Fundora.

Since then, the Aussie has stepped up to middleweight and scored a career-best win over Errol Spence Jr earlier this yearand now, the 32-year-old could join lead trainer Jeff Fenech and Liam Paro as his nation’s third two-weight world champion, if he can trump 43-year-old.

Speaking with ProBox TVRobert Garcia, who trains a potential future Tszyu opponent in Vergil Ortiz, admitted that he is leaning towards the home fighter, but noted that Lara will not be phased by competing in the challenger’s backyard.

“We can probably lean towards Tim Tsyzu because he is fighting at home, in front of his hometown, but Lara is not the fighter that brings in a lot of fans following him.

“He doesn’t have a following, he is not one that is going to sell out arenas, so even if it is in the United States, it is likely that most of the people are going to be [there] for Tim Tszyu because Australians do travel and Tim Tszyu has a lot of fans.

“For Lara, going to Australia is like going to Las Vegas or going to New York because he never has that following anyways. Anywhere he goes, he is going to be against the crowd. So, I think for him it is going to be one of those performances where it doesn’t make a difference if he is going to Tim Tsyzu’s hometown.”

Tszyu-Lara takes place at the Cbus Super Stadium in Queensland, Australia on Sunday 13 December.

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Malik Scott Predicts Knockout Victory for Jai Opetaia in Upcoming Fight

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November 7, 2026

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"Malik Scott Predicts Knockout Victory for Jai Opetaia in Upcoming Fight"

Deontay Wilder’s former head coach Malik Scott has delivered a knockout prediction for the American’s upcoming showdown with Jai Opetaia.

The pair will square off at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on December 11, with Opetaia making his heavyweight debut on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua.

Despite him being the naturally smaller man, many are favouring the Australian – a former two-time world cruiserweight champion – to defeat his 10-years-older opponent.

It is, after all, generally accepted that Wilder has declined significantly since his trilogy bout with Furywho survived two knockdowns and scored an 11th-round knockout in their 2021 encounter.

Back then, Wilder had just joined forces with Scott, his former opponent, and the pair maintained their fighter-trainer relationship through subsequent defeats against Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang.

With Wilder now operating under different coaches, though, Scott has shared a balanced view of the Opetaia fight with Seconds Out.

“The fight’s got dynamite written all over it. Jai Opetaia is very dangerous, but he’s a smaller man that’s been hurt by smaller men than Deontay, slower men than Deontay.

“I’ve never seen Opetaia get hit by nobody like Deontay; I’ve seen Deontay get hit by bigger punchers than Opetaia. [But] one thing we can expect in this fight is a knockout.

“The name of the fight is ‘bad intentions’ – at least that’s what I’m calling it, because that’s what they share in common. What they share in common is mentality – they both are trying to hurt you.”

While he stopped short of predicting a winner, it is perhaps telling that Scott, despite his relationship with Wilder, has not explicitly favoured him to win by knockout.